JI Karachi Demands Transparent Inquiry Into MDCAT 2026

Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Ameer Munعم Zafar Khan has written to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), expressing serious concerns over alleged irregularities and mismanagement in the MDCAT 2026 examination and calling for an independent and transparent inquiry.
In a letter addressed to PMDC President Professor Dr Rizwan Taj, Munعم Zafar called for an impartial review of complaints raised by students regarding the examination held on September 20, 2026.
He questioned the arrangements in Karachi, where only two examination centres were established for 9,505 candidates. Both centres were located on University Road, an area already facing significant traffic congestion and disruption due to Red Line construction work.
According to the letter, Peshawar had 19 examination centres for 16,722 candidates, while Lahore had six centres for 12,064 candidates. Munعم Zafar argued that Karachi candidates were forced to travel from distant areas to reach the two designated centres.
He also questioned the decision to assign responsibility for the important medical entrance examination to IBA Sukkur. He said instructions to take back examination papers had raised further concerns about transparency, while complaints had emerged regarding the answer keys for Biology, Chemistry and Physics, particularly for paper codes A and D.
The Jamaat-e-Islami leader called for an independent investigation into concerns about possible manipulation of MDCAT results. He also demanded a transparent account of the approximately Rs1.263 billion reportedly collected by the PMDC for the examination.
Raising concerns about candidates’ examination-day experience, Munعم Zafar said students were asked to report at 6:30 am and were made to wait for several hours in extreme heat. He described keeping students seated for seven to eight hours in temperatures ranging from 40°C to 43°C as inappropriate.
He further demanded that the examination question paper be provided to all candidates to help ensure transparency.
In his letter, Munعم Zafar proposed that the top 100 candidates be retested by an independent third-party organisation. He also urged authorities to establish examination centres in Karachi according to the number of candidates and the city’s geographical spread in future examinations.
He stressed that an impartial, transparent and credible investigation into MDCAT 2026 was necessary to address students’ concerns and restore public confidence in the examination system.
The allegations and demands outlined above reflect the position presented by Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi in its letter.