{
  "id": 532067,
  "title": "Health minister’s remarks on vacant medical college seats raise eyebrows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/health-ministers-remarks-on-vacant-medical-college-seats-raise",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T01:48:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2021963/health-ministers-remarks-on-vacant-medical-college-seats-raise-eyebrows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: While efforts are underway to reduce the passing marks for the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) to fill vacant seats in colleges, Health Minister Mustafa Kamal on Monday highlighted a different aspect of the issue, which is directly related to the quality of education. “Medical and dental colleges that charge Rs3.5 million in annual fees do not have a single vacant…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}