The newly elected member National Assembly Mubarak Zeb Khan took oath of his office today. The Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath. The House has extended 'The Cannabis Control and Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2024' for a further period of one hundred and twenty days with effect from 14th of next month. To this respect the House adopted a resolution moved by Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada. The National Assembly was informed today that the accreditation examination for Doctors who completed their degrees from abroad will be held twice in the year. Responding to a calling attention notice, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Azam Nazeer Tarar said the first test will be held in June and the second will be held in December. He further said that the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has also redesigned the examination and reduced the benchmark for passing the test from 70 percent to 60 percent. The Minister, however, said it is the prerogative of every country to conduct accre ditation test or equivalence examination for international degree holders. He said Pakistan too cannot ignore this fact as it is a matter of precious human lives. Source: Radio Pakistan