The registrar Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Tuesday submitted a report to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in compliance with the court orders pertaining to the functioning of the council.

PMDC Registrar Dr Hafizuddin informed the court that he had started work with only 45 staff members due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The council had issued 1,000 registration certificates after its restoration by the court.

He said that a total of 6,500 registration pending cases had been identified so far, adding the regional offices including Karachi and Lahore had also been made functional to ease the medical community.

The report, however, said that five vehicles owned by the council were missing, while the keys of other existing vehicles had not been found so far.

It further said that keys of three houses owned by the PMDC were also not returned to the council. The registrar said the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination had been informed in written regarding the matter.