Parliamentarins participated in PMDC employees' protest.

Islamabad -- The employees of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Thursday continued their protest against the dissolution of the council and establishment of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC), a number of parliamentarians participated in the protest and condemned the brutal step of the governemnt.

The protest was arranged on a call of PMDC Employees Movement, which also arranged a sit-in in front of the council's headquarters to raise their voice against the decision of dissolving the body.

The speakers said they would continue their protest till fulfilment of their demands and urged the government to reserve its decision of dissolution of PMDC.

It is pertinent to mention here that the federal government has dissolved the existing body of Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and established a new organization of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) to regulate medical profession in the country.

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