Should ACCA be allowed public practice in Pakistan

[Muhammad Adnan Arshad]

Statistics of ICAP Membership as on 02 April 2007

The total membership as on 02 April, 2007 is 4164. The classification of members is as follows

---------------------------------------------North-------South-------Total
Non-Practicing Overseas---------------------- 259 ------- 593 ------- 852
Public Practicing (Overseas)-------------------- 2 --------- 11 ------- 13
Public Practicing (Pakistan)---------------------331 ---------288 ------ 619
Commerce/Industrial Sector ------------------ 1006 ---------1403 ------2409
Financial Institutions/Banks ------------------- 28 -----------98 ------- 126
Government Sector Services --------------------14 ------------2 -------- 16
Education Sector------------------------------15 -----------13 -------- 28
Corporations --------------------------------- 5 ----------- 9 -------- 14
Others/Miscellaneous -------------------------18 -----------69 -------- 87
TOTAL ---------------------------------------1678 ---------2486 ------ 4164

Five Year Statistical Data of ICAP Members

Year ----------------- 2002 --- 2003 --- 2004 --- 2005 --- 2006
Members -------------- 3,036 -- 3,226 -- 3,377 -- 3,591 -- 3,864