Govt agrees to make PMDC operational again after IHC ruling
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: The federal government agreed to make the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council operational again after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) settled the dispute between the two on Tuesday by asking the ministry of National Health Services to withdraw the security contingent deployed at the entrance to the PMDC building so that the registrar and other officials were able to resume their duties. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani gave his decision during the hearing of a petition filed by the PMDC´s registrar seeking contempt of court proceedings against the secretary of National Health Services (NHS), a joint secretary and Isla­mabad´s deputy commissioner. The court also accepted a suggestion by...