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The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) rescheduled the first step of the National Registration Examination (NRE) for foreign medical graduates from October 11 to November 8 due to "unavoidable circumstances" linked to political unrest. A senior PMDC official cited security concerns related to PTI's planned long march towards Islamabad as a key reason for the delay. The NRE, mandated by an Act of Parliament, is required for foreign medical graduates to practice in Pakistan and involves two steps conducted at least twice a year.
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PMDC, Pakistan's medical regulatory body, rescheduled the first step of the NRE exam for foreign medical graduates from October 11 to November 8 due to "unavoidable circumstances." The decision was made amid a political climate marked by a PTI long march from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa towards Islamabad. Security measures were heightened in Rawalpindi Division and the federal capital territory ahead of the protest march, which began on October 4 from Lakki Marwat and reached Peshawar's outskirts before moving towards Khairabad by October 8. The NRE exam is mandated under an Act of Parliament to ensure transparency and quality in medical education and practice in Pakistan.
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The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has rescheduled the first step of the National Registration Examination (NRE) from Oct 11 to Nov 8.
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Council → reschedule → Nov
NRE is a mandatory requirement under an Act of Parliament, aimed at ensuring transparency, standardisation, and quality in medical and dental education and professional practice in Pakistan.
asserted
NRE → aim → Pakistan
In a notification dated Oct 5, the PMDC cited “unavoidable circumstances” for the move and said Step-1 of the NRE exam will now be held on Nov 8 (Sunday).
asserted
PMDC → date → Nov
A senior PMDC official told Dawn on Wednesday that the decision was made due to the prevailing political situation and possible road closures.
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decision → tell → situation
The rescheduling comes after the PTI on Oct 4 launched a long march from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa towards Islamabad, despite warnings from the federal government against such a move.
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PTI → come → move
Authorities in Rawalpindi Division and the federal capital territory had intensified security arrangements to maintain law and order ahead of the PTI’s planned march.
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Authorities → intensify → march
The march began from Lakki Marwat, reached the outskirts of Peshawar last night and plans to move towards Khairabad — which borders Punjab — by Oct 8, where the KP chief minister will announce the next plan of action.
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minister → begin → action
The National University of Medical Sciences in Rawalpindi is entrusted with conducting NRE to “ensure credibility, integrity, and transparency,” according to the PMDC.
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University → entrust → PMDC
The exam is conducted in two steps at least twice a year in accordance with the approved NRE standards, structure, and syllabus, and as per a curriculum on par with the medicine and dentistry degrees in Pakistan.
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exam → conduct → Pakistan
Foreign medical graduates who have earned degrees in medicine or dentistry in languages other than English have to clear two steps or the NRE exam in order to start house job and get a licence to practice in Pakistan.
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who → earn → Pakistan
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