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January 7, 2021
ISLAMABAD: A group of foreign medical graduates surrounded the Pakistan Medical Commission in Islamabad on Wednesday after a number of foreign universities were blacklisted by the medical authority.
“The future of foreign qualified medical students is at stake because of the decisions being made by the PMC,” said one protester at the venue.
The protesters said they fail to understand why these universities have been blacklisted despite being verified by the World Health Organisation.
The flow of traffic on nearby roads was disrupted due to the protest, which escalated as the day progressed. The protesters reportedly hurled stones at the police after which water cannons were used to disperse them. The police also arrested the chairman of Foreign Medical Graduates (FMG) group and some doctors who were among the protesters. They were later let go, according to the Islamabad deputy commissioner.
Pakistani Doctors, Students Protest Blacklist Of Uzbek, Kyrgyz Medical Schools
January 07, 2021
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ISLAMABAD Hundreds of Pakistani doctors and medical students have protested in Islamabad for a second straight day to urge government recognition of diplomas earned in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Around 2,000 medical school graduates and current students on January 7 gathered outside the building of the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) to voice their demand, a day after police used batons and water cannon to disperse the protesters.
There were no serious injuries in that crackdown, despite reports that some demonstrators had hurled stones at police. Some detained demonstrators were later freed.
Foreign medical graduates surround PMC against move to blacklist universities
Pakistan
Wed, Jan 06, 2021
Docters of Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the polices of Pakistan Medical Commission, outside the PMC building in Islamabad, on January 6, 2021. Online photo by Sultan Bashir
A group of foreign medical graduates surrounded the Pakistan Medical Commission building in Islamabad on Wednesday to protest its move to blacklist a number of foreign universities. The future of foreign qualified medical students is at stake because of the decisions being made by the PMC, said one protester at the venue.
The protesters said they fail to understand why these universities have been blacklisted despite being verified by the World Health Organisation.
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