No substitute for economic growth
There is no substitute for economic growth. Can you guess how many years it has been since Pakistan’s economy grew at a higher rate than India’s? It was all the…
PM Khan’s agenda for 2019
The writer is an analyst and commentator. The new government is no longer new. In 2019, Pakistan is scheduled to get a new chief justice and a new army chief,…
Lessons from the first 90 days
A lot is happening to the media as we speak. Some of us lament it. Some of us thought it would be over after the election, and that the aberration…
Myth of technocratic utopia
The conventional wisdom that fantasy-weavers would IV into our consciousness is that politicians are corrupt and incompetent and therefore can never fix anything. At first flush, this is such an…
The fight for women’s health
Over the last year, as the global movement for women’s equality and gender parity gained momentum, we saw a sea change around the world. Women have demanded their right to…
Nurses: our silent heroes
While they are often in the background, nurses are at the heart of every national health system. They do everything, whether it involves caring for patients, administering lifesaving treatments in…
PMDC seeks Law Division`s opinion on its legal status
In light of the recent decision taken by the Lahore High Court, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Monday decided not to proceed with the registration of 20…
PMDC gives conditional green light to fee hike
The Pakistan Medical and Dental council has agreed to allow private medical and dental colleges to increase fee by Rs0.8 million with a seven per cent annual hike. For the…
Committee to take up registration issue of 11 medical colleges
The issue over the registration of 11 medical colleges between the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) seems to be resolved as…
PMDC forms panel to examine inspection reports of new medical colleges
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has formed a four-member panel to examine its reports on the inspection of all new medical and dental colleges and give feedback to…
