KEMU Moves Against Afghan Medical Students Following PMDC Directives
PMDC ordered Afghan medical students to complete return paperwork and suspended new admissions, transfers and migration involving Afghan nationals.
- The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council suspended medical education for Afghan nationals on September 1. King Edward Medical University directed 20 Afghan MBBS students to report within 24 hours to complete return formalities.
- Acting on the September 1 directive, the regulator suspended all new admissions, transfers, and migration applications involving Afghan nationals, reshaping cross-border academic cooperation frameworks nationwide across medical and dental institutions.
- Amnesty International South Asia called the decision "patently discriminatory and arbitrary," noting that female students, already facing gender persecution in Afghanistan, now risk losing their remaining pathway to education.
- Medical institutions including KEMU are processing academic records and issuing No Objection Certificates to facilitate student departures, while hostel administrations have initiated exit procedures requiring students to settle charges.
- Future opportunities for Afghan students may depend on revised bilateral agreements between Pakistan and Afghanistan regarding professional accreditation. University records show 22 Afghan nationals are associated with KEMU, including seven final-year students most affected.
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The Media LinePakistan orders Afghan medical students home, bars new Afghan admissions
In a statement released Tuesday night, the Afghan Embassy said the decision would have a significant impact on the academic progress and future of Afghan students.
Pakistan Moves to Expel Afghan Medical Students
Click to expand Image King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. © 2014 Razaawais141/Wikimedia Without warning, Pakistan has directed all medical and dental institutions to expel Afghan students and arrange to send them back to Afghanistan. It is the latest move by Pakistani authorities to summarily deport Afghans from the country.Especially for Afghan women students, being returned to Afghanistan ends their chances of ever becoming doct…
Pakistan orders medical institutions to expel Afghan students, halt fresh admissions
Pakistan has ordered medical institutions across the country to expel Afghan students and halt fresh admissions amid deteriorating ties between Islamabad and Kabul, a senior government official said.
Pakistan orders medical colleges to expel Afghan students amid Kabul tensions
Pakistan has ordered medical and dental institutions to expel Afghan students and halt fresh admissions. The move sharpens pressure on Afghans as ties with Kabul worsen and deportations intensify.
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