Author: Say Sajjadi

Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1730520 KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has called upon the government to make the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) an autonomous, democratic, transparent and independent body to improve medical education and produce competent doctors in the country. At an urgent meeting held at the PMA House on Saturday, the association’s members discussed the issues related to the reconstitution of PMDC and shared concern over the situation that had developed after a related bill was approved by the Senate. The participants were of the view that the government should stop controlling the regulatory body. The council…

World leaders, representatives of international development and humanitarian organizations, and UN delegations gathered in Geneva on Monday to rally financial support for Pakistan’s recovery from the devastating floods that hammered the country last year. Pakistan has appealed for $16.3 billion to assist it to rebuild the country, and almost half this amount had been pledged by countries attending the International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan by Monday evening. The United States committed an additional $100 million in recovery funding for flood-hit areas, while the European Union raised its total contribution to Pakistan to $500 million. The Islamic Development Bank’s pledge of…