Several arrested for trying to sell fake MDCAT papers

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday nabbed a group of individuals selling fake papers for the Medical Dental and College Admission Test (MDCAT) held across the country.

Taking to Twitter, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) confirmed that the papers obtained from their custody were fake." The MDCAT examination has started and remained fully secure," the commission said in a tweet.

The FIA arrested a group of individuals trying to sell fake MDCAT question papers to students. The papers obtained from their custody are fake.

The MDCAT examination has started and remains fully secure.

— Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (@pmdcofficial) November 29, 2020

After multiple delays and hiccups, thousands of aspirants appeared in the MDCAT exam on Sunday.

The MDCAT took place at designated centres under the strict implementation of the coronavirus-related standard operating procedures, the PMC stated.