Professional councils
- Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) — Registration of engineers and accreditation of engineering programmes (www.pec.org.pk)
- PMDC — Pakistan Medical & Dental Council — licences for doctors and dentists, MDCAT (pmdc.pk)
- Pakistan Bar Council — Regulator of the legal profession; provincial bar councils issue licences (pakistanbarcouncil.org)
- ICAP — Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (icap.org.pk)
Links checked live on 2026-11-15.
Verify before you hire
Many councils let the public check whether a professional is registered. Before you sign a contract with an engineer, see a doctor in a private clinic, or hire a lawyer or auditor, ask for their registration or licence number. Check it on the council’s official website where that service is offered.
For students and new graduates
- Before admission, check that your degree programme is accredited or recognised by the relevant council and by HEC.
- Lawyers are licensed through provincial bar councils. The Pakistan Bar Council website links to them.
- Keep renewal dates in a calendar. Practising with an expired registration can have consequences.