Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners

The Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (abbreviated as PCATP), (Urdu: کونسلِ پاکستان برائے مہندسان و کشوری منصوبہ ساز) established in 1983, is a federal regulatory authority for architects and town planners based in Pakistan. Its headquarters is located in Islamabad.^[1][2][3]

Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners

Abbreviation	PCATP
Formation	1983
Type	Governmental organization
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Region served	Pakistan
Official language	Urdu and English
Key people	Ejaz Ahmed Qadri (chairman)
Affiliations	Ministry of Housing and Works (Pakistan) and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Website	pcatp.org.pk

The Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners Ordinance 1983 has been promulgated with a view to give recognition and protection to the profession of architecture and town planning in Pakistan. The council has wide-ranging powers and is authorized to perform all functions and to take steps connected with or ancillary to all aspects of the two professions including laying down standards of conduct, safeguarding interests of its members, assisting the government and national institutions in solving national problems relating to the professions, promotion of reforms in the professions, promotion of education of these professions, reviewing and advising the government in the matter of architecture and town planning education, etc.^[4]

In March 2025, Ejaz Ahmed Qadri was elected as new chairman of this organization.https://pcatp.org.pk/executive_committees.php

New Executive Members are

'Ejaz Ahmed Qadri Chairman

1. Shazia Abro Vice Chairperson (Architecture)
2. Ghulam Sarwar Sandhu Vice Chairman (TOWN PLANNING)

Executive Members Architecture are: '

1. Mohsin Razzaq Mughal' (Federal Capital)
2. Hassan Jamil (Punjab)
3. Tahir Saeed (KPK)
4. Faryal Sikandar (Sindh)
5. Mahjabeen (Balochistan)
6. Zeeshan Ashraf (Floating)

'Member Town Planning are'

1. Tayyab Mussadiq
2. Fiaz Farooq
3. Dr. Fahad Ahmed Shaikh
4. Abdul Waheed.
5. Prof.Ijaz Ahmad

Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) is a regulatory authority and acts as an accreditation council of Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.^[5]

As per PCATP Bye Laws, Scope of Work of AN Architect

1. Preparation of feasibility and other reports,
2. The production of concept,layouts Design of buildings
3. The originating, designing and planning,
4. Producing working drawings
5. Prepare contract documents,
6. Prepare specifications and bills of quantities,
7. Inspection and supervision of Town planning work

Scope of Work of Town Planner

• carrying out of physical and socioeconomic surveys,
• the preparation of feasibility reports,
• layout plans of Town Planning, and development plans
• inspection and supervision of Town Planning works
• and issue of certificates of such schemes and works for which a town planner offers his professional services.