Major Gen. (Retd.) Dr. Sohail Sabir has been appointed vice chancellor of the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore, for a four-year term.
The Punjab government’s Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department issued a notification confirming the appointment on September 16, 2026.
According to the notification, the Punjab Governor and UHS Chancellor appointed Mr Sabir with immediate effect after he submitted the required undertaking and affidavit accepting the terms and conditions of the appointment.
His appointment has been made under the University of Health Sciences, Lahore Ordinance, 2002.
Major Gen. (Retd.) Dr. Sohail Sabir will serve as Vice Chancellor for four years under the terms of the appointment.
Govt announces MDCAT test date
The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 will be held across Pakistan on September 20, with 138,160 candidates registered for the examination.
To prevent the cancellation of the test across the country in case of a paper leak, authorities have prepared two separate question papers for each province.
Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal told the media that 34 examination centres have been established across the country, while another centre has been set up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He said the MDCAT paper will contain 180 questions, while around 8,000 questions have been prepared for the examination. Experts from across the country contributed to the question bank.
According to Kamal, several improvements have been made to this year’s MDCAT system. Each province has been provided with two separate papers to reduce the risk of cancelling the examination nationwide in case one paper is leaked.
