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Balochistan Mine Blast Kills Four, Raises Questions Over Safety

Balochistan Mine Blast Kills Four, Raises Questions Over Safety

HARNAI: Rescue operations have been completed after a toxic gas explosion at a Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) coal mine in Shahrag, Harnai district of Balochistan, but the deaths of four miners and injuries to five others have raised serious questions over mine safety standards and the effectiveness of the official rescue system. The provincial […]

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Why Is Pakistan Expelling Afghan Medical Students? Check the Facts

Why Is Pakistan Expelling Afghan Medical Students? Check the Facts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday defended their action against Afghan medical students, saying they are not seeking the blanket expulsion of Afghan students but are targeting those who lack valid legal status or have violated immigration and education rules. The clarification comes after Lahore’s King Edward Medical University (KEMU) expelled 21 Afghan medical students earlier this week,

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Pakistan Postpones MDCAT Exam to Sept 20 on PM's Directive

Pakistan Postpones MDCAT Exam to Sept 20 on PM’s Directive

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s medical regulator has postponed the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) exam by more than a month on the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, announcing a new examination date of Sept 20. The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) said on Thursday that the test, originally scheduled for Aug. 16, had been

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Federal govt increases medical quota for Balochistan students

Federal govt increases medical quota for Balochistan students

ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal on Friday said that the centre has expanded the quota for students from Balochistan in medical colleges. Addressing a press conference, Mustafa Kamal said that the Ministry of Health and Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) have resolved the admission issue for students from merged districts (erstwhile FATA) of

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