A petition challenging opening of four medical colleges in different parts of the province by the Punjab government. Petitioner Noshab A Khan Advocate said medical colleges should have approved by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for validation of Medical Qualifications.
He said the government opened these medical colleges in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Sahiwal and Dera Ghazi Khan. The petitioner said that the government needed to seek PMDC recognition with retrospective effect in order to give validation to the qualifications awarded by the aforementioned medical colleges.
He said there is no precedent, regarding grant of recognition by the PMDS in retrospect to any medical or dental college in the country. He said the Supreme Court in its judgement has categorically declared fake all the medical and dental colleges lacking PMDC recognition. He prayed the court to declare the opening of these colleges as illegal and having no legal authority. He also prayed the court to stay the functioning of the colleges till the final disposal of the petition.