OBJECTIVES: To investigate community pharmacists’ perception towards inter professional learning (IPL), continue professional development (CPD) programs and their current clinical and professional role towards patient care in Pakistan’s health care system. METHODS: This study was conducted on community pharmacists from different cities of the biggest province of Pakistan, the Punjab.  Data was collected by convenient sampling method from all major cities of the province. Different statistical tests were used to analyze the obtained data.  RESULTS: Around 93.9% of the community pharmacists were involved in prescription filling, refilling and patient counseling in the Punjab, Pakistan. They all were willing to take part in IPL, CPDs and patient safety programs but majority of the pharmacist (82.8%) conveyed that their current role is more focusing towards the store manager, buying and selling of the medicines and inventory control. Surprisingly, 75% of them were not aware about IPL and CPDs. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this study suggest that the community pharmacists in Pakistan do have concerns regarding their present clinical and professional role. Besides, this study also suggested that community pharmacists need to be more proactive and professional in collaboration with other health care professionals.