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The health department confirmed that additional marks to the huffaz will not be granted anymore following the directives of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). It added that PMDC issued the directives after the verdict of the six-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC). The new admission policy will be taken into effect this year. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab education authorities have changed the admission policy for the government medical and dental colleges. Under the new policy, huffaz [memorizer] of the Holy Quran will not be given additional marks for those applying for admission to the government medical and dental colleges after matriculation. 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