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title: "PMDC Sets Deadline for Doctors to Renew Inactive Licenses"
description: "Most outlets reported the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) announcement of a six-month deadline for doctors to renew inactive or expired licenses. ProPakistani led with the PMDC’s directive and the requirement for renewal, while Dunya News emphasized the warning that non-compliance could result in cancellation and hinder clinical practice."
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# PMDC Sets Deadline for Doctors to Renew Inactive Licenses

pakistan · latest filing 12 Aug 2026, 8:40 AM PKT · 11–12 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s (PMDC) announcement of a six-month deadline for doctors to renew inactive or expired licenses. ProPakistani led with the PMDC’s directive and the requirement for renewal, while Dunya News emphasized the warning that non-compliance could result in cancellation and hinder clinical practice.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dawn** — [Pakistan Medical and Dental Council directs doctors to renew registration certificates in 6 months](https://www.dawn.com/news/2022246/pakistan-medical-and-dental-council-directs-doctors-to-renew-registration-certificates-in-6-months) · 12 Aug 2026, 8:40 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has directed all medical and dental practitioners and specialists to renew their registration certificates in accordance with the PMDC Act, 2022 and applicable rules and regulations. All doctors have been advised to renew their registration certificates within six months to ensure continued compliance with the prescribed legal, professio...
- **Dunya News** — [PMDC warns doctors over expired licences, sets six-month renewal deadline](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Health/967395-pmdc-warns-doctors-over-expired-licences-sets-sixmonth-renewal-deadl) · 11 Aug 2026, 4:59 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing
  > PMDC has given doctors six months to renew expired licences, warning that failure to comply could result in cancellation and prevent continued clinical practice.
- **ProPakistani** — [PMDC Announces Deadline for Doctors to Renew Inactive Licenses](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/11/pmdc-announces-deadline-for-doctors-to-renew-inactive-licenses/) · 11 Aug 2026, 1:24 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) has directed all registered medical and dental doctors with inactive registrations or licenses… Read More The post PMDC Announces Deadline for Doctors to Renew Inactive Licenses appeared first on ProPakistani.

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3 articles from 3 outlets, 11–12 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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