Islamabad: Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) on Tuesday leveled serious allegations against the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) during a press conference at the National Press Club, accusing the regulator and its president Dr. Rizwan Taj of result manipulation, financial misconduct, retrospective policymaking, and contempt of court.
Addressing the media, Pakistan Foreign Doctor Medical Graduates President Dr. Tahir Khan Sikandari claimed the National Registration Examination (NRE-1) was deliberately engineered to fail candidates. He alleged that although PM&DC claimed high pass rates, internal data showed only about 200 out of 7,300 candidates genuinely passed. Doctors complained of delayed scorecards, refusal to provide answer keys or carbon copies, and unexplained anomalies in results.
FMG representatives also accused PM&DC of charging excessive exam fees and extorting foreign universities under the guise of re-evaluation and recognition. They alleged that provisional registration fees were collected without providing house job placements.
Speakers further criticized the retrospective application of new rules, including limited exam attempts and ECFMG recognition requirements, calling them illegal and discriminatory. They warned of a nationwide march to PM&DC headquarters if demands for transparency, reduced passing thresholds, independent exam oversight, and restoration of provisional registration were not met within seven days.
In response, PM&DC denied all allegations, stating that the National University of Medical Sciences independently conducts the NRE under transparent standards.
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