ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) had submitted challan with the court in a case against former Registrar Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) Dr. Ahmed Nadeem Akber for his alleged forgery and facilitating a local hospital’s doctor to play with the lives of patients. The FIA stated that during an inquiry it was revealed that the accused had illegally issued a fake experience certificate to the Shifa International Hospital’s senior doctor Nasiruddin Khokhar with connivance of other officials of the department. The certificate was later cancelled by the department after reexamining the case on which basis the FIA had registered a case of forgery and misconduct against Dr. Ahmed Nadeem Akber, hospitals’ doctor and management following a complaint lodged by a patient Nadeem Akhtar. During the investigation, it was revealed that Doctor Nasiruddin Khokhar was neither a gastroenterologist nor a neurologist but have been doing the practice in these fields illegally and playing with the precious lives of citizens, earning millions of rupees in the process. The complete challan of the case would be submitted with the court after arresting other accused in the case who are reportedly on interim bail. It is worth mentioning that on political interference and adopting nepotism policy, the PMDC had restored the services of Ahmed Nadeem Akbar who was already facing mega corruption cases of over Rs 100 million. An influential section officer posted in the ministry concerned had played a role to restore the services of Ahmed Nadeem Akber by using his close terms with Minster of State for National Health Services Regulation and Coordination, said an official of PMDC on condition of anonymity. He said neither the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had cleared Dr. Ahmed Nadeem Akbar from corruption cases nor had the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) completed its trial against him but the disputed body of PM&DC has given relief to the accused. About 20 FIRs of corruption, irregularities, embezzlement of funds in various schemes and misuse of powers were registered against the former registrar Dr. Nadeem Akbar by the Police, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Accountability Bureau in 2013. Nadeem Akbar had been working on the post of PM&DC Registrar from 2007 to 2013. There were corruption cases registered against him in the PMDC building construction, irregularities in hiring new staff, and corruption in recognition of medical colleges. According to the PM&DC sources, when he took over the charge of the Registrar’s Office in 2007, there were only 23 registered medical colleges in the country since inception, which reached 87 in only five years. Most of the colleges included those that didn’t follow the PM&DC rules and criteria. Fake doctors were also registered — those that couldn’t clear the PMDC exam. According to sources, Dr. Ahmed Nadeem Akbar had been allegedly involved in issuance of bogus certificates to non-qualified doctors and grabbing over Rs 100 million per National Examination Board. The NAB Rawalpindi authorised inquiries against the ex-registrar and others allegedly involved in corruption in recognition of sub-standard medical and dental colleges, issuance of bogus certificates to fake doctors, corruption in construction of the PMDC Headquarters building and accumulation of assets beyond the known sources of income. According to the NAB, Dr. Ahmed Nadeem Akbar was allegedly involved in corruption of Rs 100 million during his tenure and he, reportedly, also owns a Swiss Account. The ex-registrar was accused of cheating the PMDC and getting approval of recognition of 19 medical and dental colleges in a single day.