Dr Tariq Bhutta elected new PMDC president.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Medical and Dental Council on Wednesday elected new president and vice president after being run on ad-hoc basis for 13 months.

The 17-member new council notified by Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination elected Dr Tariq Bhutta as new president while Dr Amer Zaman as Vice President of the council.

Officials said that Dr Tariq Bhutta secured 11 votes for the slot of president, while his opponent Dr Shoaib Hassan Shah got 5 votes.

Meanwhile, on the post of VP, Dr Amer Zaman secured 10 votes, while his opponent Dr Shabir Lehri received six votes.

Dr Shabir Lehri had earlier served as president of the PMDC.

Elections were conducted at PMDC headquarters. An official said that president and vice president of the council are elected under section 4 (3) of the PMDC Ordinance 2019.

Official said that Dr Syed Shoaib Hassan Shah, Dr Tariq Bhutta, Dr Shabir Lehri and Dr Amer Zaman Khan and contested in the polls for the position of president and vice president of the PMDC.

Dr Shabir Lehri earlier served as president of PMDC before the council was dissolved by the former chief justice Saqib Nisar.

The previous council had remained at loggerheads with private medical colleges association over the students fee structure and registration of some the colleges.

The former CJP in January 2018 had dissolved the 35-member council and formed a 9-member ad-hoc council headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice Shakirulllah Jan.

Meanwhile, the government was tasked to form new ordinance of the PMDC.

President Dr Arif Alvi had approved new ordinance of PMDC in January and new 17-members council was formed.

The ministry earlier this month notified all 17-members of the council. Names of the council members included Dr Tariq Iqbal Bhutta, Prof Shoaib Hassan Shah...