The Honorable Prime Minster

Sir, Imran Khan,

Subject: Defining the qualification criteria of a Clinical Psychologist and licensing.
Most respectfully stated that I had registered a complaint to the state for defining the
qualification criteria of a Clinical Psychologist i.e. the psychologist who work with mental health
related institutes specifically in DHQs.
The said complaint was resolved on the comment of PMDC end that the said complaint is
not related to PMDC. Most respectfully I had not registered may complaint to the PMDC, I had
registered the complaint to the State.
I request to the state that please define the qualification of a Clinical Psychologist by
involving the Pakistan Psychological Association (PPA), Pakistan Clinical Psychology
Association and the institutes which are training Clinical Psychologist in Pakistan specifically the
Punjab University, IIUI, Karachi University, NUST and GCUL. These Esteemed institutes are
conducting Training on the HEC registered Diploma the ADCP, PMDC and MS in Clinical
Psychology program and producing Trained Clinical Psychologists in Pakistan.
May complaint is that no one holding MSc Psychology is a Clinical Psychologist weather
he obtained the specialization Courses in form of Diploma which is ADCP or PMDC in Pakistan
or higher degree which is MS in Clinical Psychology in Pakistan. The Clinical Psychologist is
the specialist as the cardiologist and Anesthesiologist who holds FCPS in related Discipline after
completing MBBS. Hence where the MBBS has no right to be recruited as cardiologist same the
MSc or sixteen-year qualification is unnecessary for being Clinical Psychologist.
Unfortunately, the MSc degree holders are recruited as clinical Psychologist and the
person with specialization set aside. I hope that the state shall take step to define the qualification
criterion by involving the relevant institutes and will ensure that no non-specialist will be
recruited in future.
Your Anticipation!
Sami Ullah Khan Niazi
Clinical Psychologist