The Pharmacy Council Pakistan action against unauthorised pharmacy programmes will put colleges without a required no-objection certificate (NOC) under formal notice, official sources said in Islamabad on 25 October. The Council has also introduced a fast-track route for public complaints, saying the steps are meant to protect students and improve the quality of pharmacy education.
The decision came from the Council’s Complaint Grievance Committee, which handles institutional complaints. Official sources said the Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP)—the national body that regulates pharmacy education and practice—is issuing show-cause notices to colleges that run pharmacy programmes without the necessary NOC.
Notices, advisories and campus checks
Alongside those notices, the Council plans a public advisory urging students not to seek admission to unauthorised programmes. Institutions found to have enrolled more students than their approved intake, or facing complaints about shortages of teaching faculty and inadequate laboratory facilities, have been told to submit written explanations within one week.
Official sources said the Council would keep appropriate confidentiality during the proceedings. The measures target colleges that operate outside approved limits as well as those that fail to meet basic teaching and lab standards, according to the same account.
Faster hearings for public complaints
To clear grievances more quickly, the PCP has set up a mechanism under which the Complaint Grievance Committee will hold online meetings twice a week. Official sources linked the schedule to an initiative by the Council’s president.
They said the aim is stronger regulatory compliance, more transparency, better protection for students, and timely resolution of complaints about pharmacy education. The Pharmacy Council Pakistan action therefore combines enforcement against unapproved courses with a clearer channel for the public to raise concerns.
What students and colleges should expect next
Colleges without an NOC should expect show-cause notices. Those already under scrutiny for intake, staffing or laboratory shortfalls have a one-week window to put their case in writing. Prospective students are likely to see an official advisory against joining programmes that lack authorisation.
How far each case goes will depend on the explanations filed and on the Committee’s twice-weekly online sittings. For now, the Council has signalled that unauthorised pharmacy programmes will face closer scrutiny and that complaint handling will move on a fixed weekly rhythm.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Pharmacy Council of Pakistan unauthorised pharmacy programmes ke khilaf sakhti kar raha hai. Jin colleges ke paas NOC nahi, unhein notice milenge. Students ko mashwara diya jayega ke bina ijazat wale courses mein admission na lein. Shikayatain ab hafte mein do dafa online meetings se jaldi suni jayengi.
