Medical college admission Test rejected
LAHORE:23 august:Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has condemned alleged financial corruption and administrative chaos in the name of Medical & Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) in Punjab and termed it unacceptable.
The test is nothing but a glaring example of inanity towards the students. This test is unwanted and under wanted,” expressed the PMA office-bearers in a meeting at PMA House on Tuesday. PMA, Lahore, President Prof Dr Ajmal Hasan Naqvi chaired the meeting, while Prof Dr Ashraf Nizami, Dr Izhar Ahmad Ch, Dr Tanveer Anwar, Dr Azim ud Din Zahid, Dr Shahid Malik, Dr Wajid Ali, Dr Kamran Saeed, Dr Asma Yasin, Dr Iram Shehzadi and Dr Aleem Nawaz attended the meeting.
They alleged that the big players of the academic terrorism in the name of MDCAT are health department, UHS, PMDC and admission training academies. PMA demanded that MCAT paper be cancelled.
polls: The elections of Society of Surgeons Pakistan, Lahore chapter, were held here in Lahore on Tuesday.
According to a press release issued here, according to the chief election commissioner of the election, Prof Mahmood Ayyaz, Prof Zahid Naiz had been elected as president of the Society unopposed, Dr Haroon Javaid Majid as vice-president, Dr Qamar Ashfaq Ahmad as general secretary, Dr Muhammad Sahid Farooq as finance secretary, Dr Muhammad Saad Faisal as publication secretary and Dr Wasif Majeed Chaudhry as joint secretary.
Prof Khalid Masood Gondal, Prof Ayesha Shaukat, Prof Muhammad Saleem, Prof Abrar Ashraf Ali, Prof Waris Farooqa, Prof Afsar Ali Bhatti, Prof Khalid Javeed Khan, Dr Muhammad Imran Anwar, Dr Hammad Naeem Rana, Dr Hurriat Afzal, Dr Ahsan Nazir Ahmed, Dr Muhammad Sharif and Dr Yar Muhammad were elected as members of the executive council.
Prof Kamran Khalid Khawaja, ex-president of Society of Surgeons Pakistan and Dr Ahmed Uzair Qureshi, general secretary, will continue to work as members of the executive committee for the period of two years.The news.
