NA committee rejects MDCAT results
PMC officials say re-taking exams are a waste of the academic year
ISLAMABAD:
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on National Health rejected the results of the MDCAT examinations by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC). The committee held the view that the formation was wrong, commenting that it had become a powerful institution.
The members of the committee headed by the chairman will visit PMC on Friday (today) to clear the ambiguity in the MDCAT results, a spokesperson shared on Thursday.
The panel asked the students to visit the commission as well and get their papers re-checked. It further instructed PMC to arrange an official as well as two other related people having experience in checking MDCAT papers.
Teenager falls in brick kiln, sustains burn injuries
Kiln was shut, it was not on fire but child got burn injuries by simmering ash
RAWALPINDI:
A mentally challenged teenage boy sustained serious burn injuries when he fell inside a brick kiln situated at Chakwal Road in the precincts of Mandra police station on Tuesday.
Rescue-1122 teams provided first aid to 13-year-old Muhammad Zafar and shifted him to hospital. “Luckily, the kiln was shut, it was not on fire. But the child got burn injuries by simmering ash,” Rescue-1122 sources said.
The victim’s father Nathu said he worked at the brick kiln. Nathu told police his son was playing on top of the kiln when he slipped and fell where bricks are kept for baking.
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