Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services on Wednesday declared MDCAT 2026 results valid and directed universities to proceed with admissions without delay, recommending reduction of the results' validity period from three years to one year from the next academic year.

The decision was taken during a meeting of the committee, chaired by Dr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, MNA, at Parliament House, where the overall conduct and results of MDCAT 2026 were reviewed in the presence of vice chancellors of the universities that conducted the examination.

The vice chancellors informed the committee that no major irregularity or serious issue affecting the overall credibility of the examination had been repo...