LAHORE (Education Reporter): A new ordinance implementing key amendments to the laws governing seven public sector medical universities in Punjab has come into effect. Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan promulgated the Public Sector Medical Universities (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2026. Under this ordinance, the Vice Chancellors of medical universities have been designated as Chief Executives and Chief Executive Officers, granting them administrative control over officers, faculty, and other staff members of their respective institutions.
Furthermore, the administrative control of affiliated medical colleges, teaching hospitals, schools, and related institutions has also been brought under the direct jurisdiction of the Vice Chancellors. Under these amendments, the legal status of King Edward Medical College, Lahore, has been restored as a constituent college of its respective university. Similarly, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, has been conferred the status of a constituent college of Fatima Jinnah Medical University, while the constituent status of Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, under Faisalabad Medical University has been restored. Likewise, the legal status of Rawalpindi Medical College and Nishtar Medical College, Multan, as constituent colleges of their respective universities has also been restored.