{
  "id": 7943965,
  "title": "Newly-appointed medical varsity VCs barred from private practice in Punjab",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/newly-appointed-medical-varsity-vcs-barred-from-private-practice-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:57:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2030535/newly-appointed-medical-varsity-vcs-barred-from-private-practice-in-punjab"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LAHORE – The Punjab government has imposed a 13-point condition on the newly-appointed vice chancellors of five public sector medical universities for a four-year term. This stipulation prohibits them from engaging in private practice in any capacity. This requirement was largely unmet by previous heads of these institutions during their tenure.\n\nThe new vice chancellors include Prof Mahmood Ayaz at King Edward Medical University, retired Maj-Gen Sohail Sabir at University of Health Sciences, retired Maj-Gen Suhail Amin at Rawalpindi Medical University, Prof Syed Asghar Naqi at Faisalabad Medical University, and Prof Zohra Khanum at Fatima Jinnah Medical University. The notifications for two of these appointments were issued on Tuesday, while the rest followed on Wednesday.\n\nEach vice chancellor pledges not to engage in any form of private practice, which includes clinics, hospitals, diagnostic centers, laboratories, consultancy facilities, or any other form of professional medical service for personal gain. They also vow not to circumvent this pledge by using intermediaries for such activities.\n\nMoreover, they cannot hold any additional positions, whether paid or unpaid, that might conflict with their role as vice chancellor. This includes honorary, visiting, adjunct, emeritus, academic, teaching, research, consultancy, advisory, supervisory, administrative, or professional engagements.\n\nThey further commit to disclosing any conflicts of interest immediately to the competent authority and avoiding any actions that could be perceived as interfering with their duties. Violations of these terms could lead to disciplinary actions, including withdrawal of the appointment or termination from office, as per applicable laws.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: The Punjab government has obtained an undertaking on a 13-point proforma before issuing notifications of newly-appointed vice chancellors of five public sector medical universities for the four-year period. One of the major conditions is that they would not do private practice - a term which had been blatantly violated in the past by some heads of the same universities during their…",
  "key_points": [
    "Punjab government imposes 13-point condition on newly-appointed medical university VCs in Punjab.",
    "VCs barred from private practice for four-year tenure.",
    "Violations could result in disciplinary actions, including removal from office."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Pakistan Islamic Medical Association concerned over dismissal of 15 doctors in Punjab",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pakistan-islamic-medical-association-concerned-over-dismissal-of-15",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:19:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}