PMA demands halt to law allowing technicians to practise independently

• Warns AHPC Act enables ‘legalised quackery’; says unsupervised practice risks patient safety ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has expressed alarm over the government’s enforcement of the Allied Health Professionals Council (AHPC) Act, warning that it creates a dangerous legal loophole by allowing technicians to operate independently, effectively legitimising what it considers unauthorised medical practice. As the June 30 registration deadline looms, the PMA, a represe...

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