OBJECTIVES: To investigate academic pharmacists’ perception towards their role in Pakistan’s healthcare system. METHODS: A quantitative approach was used to gain the understanding of academic pharmacist role. The study took place in all four provinces of Pakistan, from January 2009 until April 2009, using a questionnaire, developed after extensive literature review. The study population consisted of academic pharmacists from public and private universities of Pakistan. A total 131 academic pharmacists were responded from 6 public and 4 private universities.   RESULTS: Majority 93.9% of the respondents were satisfied working as academic pharmacist, 68.7% expressed that their interest in research is the reason embarks carrier as an academic pharmacist. Only half (55.7%) of the respondents were agree about pharmacy curriculum standard in Pakistan, and their satisfaction towards curriculum is less, as after the implementation of Pharm D in the country, the curriculum is still focusing more towards theoretical knowledge rather than practical. In this case significant difference was noted with respect to university (p=0.012). Academic pharmacists were appeared to be not satisfied with respect to the Pharm D program in all the Pakistani pharmacy school. Half of the respondents 53.4% were agree, followed with 32.1% were disagree that Pharm D will help to develop better future practitioners. In this case significant difference was marked with respect to gender (p=0.044). $ CONCLUSIONS: Academic pharmacists do have concern about the pharmacy profession in Pakistan. They attempted to identify the key issues facing the profession and its educators. Suggestions have been made to improve the current pharmacy curricula in order that future pharmacists in Pakistan practice effectively with the collaboration of other healthcare professional.