The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has announced that the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2025 for Punjab will take place on October 26.
The test, which decides admission to medical and dental colleges across the province, will be held at the same time in 12 cities. More than 50,000 students have registered to appear this year.
The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has made biometric verification compulsory for all new electricity connections and reconnections.
To implement this decision, IESCO Chief Executive Engineer Chaudhry Khalid Mehmood and NADRA Technologies CEO Omar Khan Azad signed an agreement.
The new system aims to curb fraudulent activities, ensure accurate customer data, and stop defaulters from obtaining new connections without clearing their dues.
Senior officials from both IESCO and NADRA Technologies were present at the signing ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Chaudhry Khalid Mehmood reaffirmed the company’s dedication to consumer-friendly measures, digitalization, transparency, and improved services in the future.
Meanwhile, IESCO announced that maintenance and system development work is underway, which will cause temporary power outages in several areas.
“On October 04, 2025, from 08:30 am to 14:00, Islamabad Circle, Sunny Bank, Cecil, Barian, Upper Topa, Auto Workshop, PTCL I-9, New Exchange, Ufone I-9, Fazl Ghee I-9, S.E.S I-9, NDC-2 Feeders, Rawalpindi City Circle, Raja Sultan, Eid Gah, Dhok Najo Feeders, from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm Attock Circle, Shamsabad, Ghor Ghishti Feeders, On October 05, 2025, from 08:00 am to 04:00 pm, Attock Circle, Ghor Ghishti Feeders and surrounding areas will remain closed,” it stated.
IESCO apologized to consumers for the inconvenience and added that if the work is completed earlier than planned, the power supply will be restored ahead of schedule.
Earlier, on September 16, 2025, during a major operation against electricity theft, IESCO caught 5,929 power thieves and imposed fines worth Rs. 503.4 million.
The crackdown, conducted in collaboration with the police, also resulted in the arrest of 2,950 people.