The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Care Commission (KP-HCC) has launched a province-wide crackdown on unregistered aesthetic centres, sealing one outlet in Peshawar’s Dabgari Gardens—an area known for its concentration of private clinics.
KP-HCC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nadeem Akhtar said the commission had engaged with the industries, commerce, technical education, health, and labour departments to devise a regulatory framework for such establishments to protect the public from health risks.
Under the new measures, aesthetic service providers will be classified into two categories:
Some establishments providing both medical aesthetic services and salon services will require registration with both KP-HCC and the labour department for their respective activities.
KP-HCC will assess medical aesthetic clinics based on defined service quality standards, while beauty salons will be monitored to ensure they provide only non-medical services. Both sectors will be regulated under the KP Shops and Establishment Act, 2015, and the KP Consumer Protection Act, 1997.
Staff credentials will also be strictly controlled. For medical aesthetic services, practitioners must meet the qualifications outlined by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) in its 2022 “credentialing pathways” guidelines. For beauty salons, qualifications include diplomas and certificates from the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Dr. Akhtar noted that the commission has proposed amendments granting KP-HCC the authority to regulate the prices of aesthetic medical services. Prices for beauty salon services will continue to be set by district-level price control committees.
In the past year, KP-HCC conducted 9,100 inspections of clinics and diagnostic centres, sealing 1,491 for violations, registering 2,391, and issuing notices to 2,821 establishments to address deficiencies and improve service standards.