Pakistan, July 11 -- The Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination met on Friday under the chairmanship of Dr Mahesh Kumar Mallani, MNA, to review preparations for MDCAT 2026, matters relating to medical education, and reforms in the pharmacy sector.

The Committee was informed that the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 will be held on 16 August 2026. To further strengthen transparency and fairness in the examination process, the question bank has been expanded from 6,000 questions last year to 8,000 questions this year.

It was also briefed that each province will be provided with three separate question papers, from which one paper will be selected for the examination.

The Committ...