--- title: "PMDC withdraws five-year BDS programme decision" description: "Most outlets reported that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has withdrawn its decision to implement a five-year BDS programme and is revising the academic structure. The framing and wording were largely similar across the excerpts, with both outlets highlighting the withdrawal and the initiation of a review process." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9364-pmdc-withdraws-decision-on-five-year-bds-programme site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PMDC withdraws five-year BDS programme decision pakistan · updated 19 Sep 2026, 4:53 PM PKT · 19 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has withdrawn its decision to implement a five-year BDS programme and is revising the academic structure. The framing and wording were largely similar across the excerpts, with both outlets highlighting the withdrawal and the initiation of a review process. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [PMDC changes five-year BDS fee policy](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555312/pmdc-changes-five-year-bds-fee-policy/) · 19 Sep 2026, 4:53 PM PKT > The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has revised the BDS fee structure for dental students. Under the new policy, students will pay tuition fees for four years only. The five-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery programme will remain unchanged. Students will receive tuition-free education during the final year. PMDC issued a new notification detailing the revised […] - **The Nation** — [PMDC withdraws decision on five-year BDS programme](https://www.nation.com.pk/19-Sep-2026/pmdc-withdraws-decision-five-year-bds-programme) · 19 Sep 2026, 12:08 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has withdrawn its earlier decision regarding the implementation of a five-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme and initiated a comprehensive review of its academic structure and curriculum. - **24 News HD** — [PMDC withdraws BDS five-year notification](https://www.24newshd.tv/19-Sep-2026/pmdc-withdraws-bds-five-year-notification) · 19 Sep 2026, 11:35 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced the withdrawal of its five-year Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme and started revising the academic structure and text, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday. - **Dunya News** — [PMDC withdraws notification on five-year BDS programme](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/973651-pmdc-withdraws-notification-on-fiveyear-bds-programme) · 19 Sep 2026, 11:33 AM PKT · 68% identical wording to the newest filing > The PMDC said a comprehensive review of the academic structure and curriculum of the BDS programme has now been initiated ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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