13/08/2026
Congratulations dr suresh Kumar
Congratulations to the Entire Physiotherapy Community .A Significant Legal and Professional Achievement
Alhamdulillah, heartfelt congratulations to the entire physiotherapy community, particularly the Sindh physiotherapy community and our young physiotherapists, on this important achievement before the Sindh High Court regarding paid house jobs for physiotherapy house officers and the principle of equivalence in stipend/remuneration with MBBS house officers.
This is a significant development for the professional recognition, career progression, and future of our young physiotherapists. I especially appreciate the courage and determination of the students and young professionals who pursued this matter through the appropriate legal forum.
I would also like to acknowledge Mr. Asif Gulzar for his strong and consistent support for these students throughout this matter. His efforts and commitment deserve appreciation.
I sincerely congratulate the Sindh Physiotherapy Community, the students, and their senior colleagues who stood with them during this struggle. This achievement demonstrates that legitimate professional rights can be pursued through lawful and constitutional means.
At the same time, this development raises an important professional question for the Allied Health Professionals Council and other relevant regulatory authorities:
Where does the Council stand on these fundamental professional issues?
Regulation and accreditation are certainly important functions of a professional regulatory body. However, the Council’s responsibilities should also include ensuring that the professional rights, clinical training, career pathways, house-job opportunities, and implementation of appropriate standards for physiotherapists are effectively addressed within the regulatory framework.
Establishing and accrediting educational institutions is only one part of professional regulation. The more important responsibility is to ensure that appropriate standards, SOPs, clinical training requirements, house-job structures, and professional pathways are actually implemented and monitored.
The issue of paid house jobs, appropriate stipend, and recognition/equivalence is particularly important because it directly affects the future of our graduates. The recent Sindh High Court development provides an important legal and professional reference point, and the relevant authorities should ensure that the implications of the judgment/order are properly understood and implemented in accordance with law.
Similarly, regulatory authorities should proactively engage with provincial healthcare regulators to ensure that physiotherapists are appropriately recognized within applicable healthcare laws, rules, and licensing frameworks, consistent with their lawful scope of practice.
Another area requiring attention is the provision of verification, good-standing certificates, and other professional documentation for physiotherapists seeking employment or registration abroad. Such services should be provided through transparent, efficient, legally defined procedures, particularly when delays in verification or licensing may adversely affect graduates pursuing international opportunities.
My sincere advice to the relevant Allied Health regulatory authorities is therefore:
Please prioritize the core professional and clinical needs of physiotherapists alongside institutional accreditation and regulatory functions.
Regulation should ultimately serve the profession, protect the public, maintain clinical standards, and facilitate the legitimate professional development of our graduates.
As Federal President, Pakistan Physiotherapy Association, I believe that our regulatory bodies and professional associations should work together rather than in isolation. We welcome constructive engagement with all relevant authorities for the betterment of physiotherapy and allied health professionals across Pakistan.
Once again, heartiest congratulations to the Sindh Physiotherapy Community and, most importantly, to the students and young physiotherapists who pursued this matter.
Pakistan Physiotherapy Association stands shoulder to shoulder with the physiotherapy community on every legitimate professional issue and will continue to support efforts aimed at strengthening the profession through lawful, constitutional, and evidence-based means.
Congratulations, Sindh Physiotherapy Community!
This is an important step forward for the future of physiotherapy in Pakistan.
JazakAllah Khair.
Dr. Muhammad Aamir Saeed
Federal President
Pakistan Physiotherapy Association (PPTA)
