Task Force formed for psychological counselling of quake survivors
By Bushra Rafique

ISLAMABAD—Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has constituted a 20-member National Task Force on psychological service and trauma counselling for the earthquake affected people.
The Task Force will work under the Ministry of Health and will design and execute a comprehensive program for psychological rehabilitation and trauma counselling of earthquake affectees. It will help coordination in the efforts of different organizations, institutions and departments at all levels which are presently working for psychological rehabilitation of earthquake affectees. The Chairman may coopt other members in the said Task Force, with the approval of the government.
The Task Force comprises the following:- Riaz Fatyana, MNA Chairman, Ms. Riffat Javed, Consultant Psychologist/MNA Member, Prof. Dr. Musarat Hussain, Member, J.P.M.C, Karachi, Dr. Sohaib Shahid PhD., Foreign Professor in Psychology Member, Chief Psychologist, psychotherapist (NYC) Dr. Rizwan Taj, Consultant Psychiatrist/Professor and Head of Department (Psychiatry) Member, PIMS, Islamabad, Ms. Fatima Zehra, Chief Psychologist Federal Public Service Commission Islamabad, Member, Dr. Najima Najam, Ph.D in Psychology, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi Member, Dr. Naeem Pervaiz Tariq, Director, National Institute of Psychology (NIP) Q.A. University, Islamabad, Member, Dr. Kausar Sohail, Ph.D. Chairperson PsychologicalDepartment G.C. University, Lahore Member, Prof. Dr. Haroon Rasheed, Lahore Member, Prof Dr. Aziz Yousafzai, Ayub Medical College Abbottabad Member, Prof. Dr. Abdul Malik Achakzai, Bolan Medical College, Quetta Member, Prof. Dr. Seema Munaf, Chairperson, Psychology Department of Applied Psychology University of the Punjab, Lahore Member, Prof. Dr. Rukhasana Kausar, Chairperson, Department of Applied Psychology University of the Punjab Lahore Member, Prof. Dr. Maher Bano Chairperson, Psychology Department University of Peshawar Member, Murtaza Bodla Consultant Psychologist NIHd, Islamabad Member, Fiaz Ahmed, Chief Psychologist Naval HQs Islamabad Member, Dr. Farhana Kazmi, Ph.D.