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To prevent counterfeit medications, Pakistan will implement a pharmaceutical track and trace system.
ISLAMABAD: According to government sources, Pakistan plans to implement a statewide Pharma Track and Trace System this year as a significant step toward getting rid of fake and inferior medications.
According to sources, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has set October 9 as the deadline for requiring medicine packaging to have a 2D barcode and serialisation system.
All pharmaceutical makers and importers must print a distinct 2D barcode and serialisation information on each medication package in accordance with the new standards. Pharmaceutical products for humans and animals will be covered under the system.
The track and trace system will be implemented nationwide under the direction of DRAP. The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), Pakistan Veterinary Pharmaceutical Association (PVPA), Pharma Bureau, Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association, provincial directors general of drug control, and chief drug inspectors have all received official notifications from the authority, which has also issued directives to pharmaceutical companies.
According to sources, pharmaceutical businesses have been directed to make all required preparations before the October 9 deadline in order to guarantee adherence to the new regulations.
The Pharma Track and Trace System has already been approved by the federal cabinet through modifications to the Drugs Labelling and Packing Rules, 1978.
By scanning the 2D barcode on the box, customers will be able to confirm the legitimacy of medications once the system is up and running. Important product details, such as the medication’s official price, dosage guidelines, and expiration date, will also be accessible through the digital verification process.
By enhancing traceability and assisting in the detection of fake and inferior medications before they are consumed, officials anticipate that the new system will greatly strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Sources claim that prior to the statewide launch, DRAP has already finished consultations with important parties.
The Punjab government has decided to celebrate Basant next year with the traditional kite-flying event being held in February instead of January.
In this regard, Punjab Home Department and the district administration have prepared a draft plan for Basant in Lahore next year.
The festival has been rescheduled to February and the final date will be revealed after the consent of the provincial government, sources added.
Preparations will be mindful of last year’s experience and preparations. Permission for kite, string and other associated manufacturing operations is also likely to be given soon while laws and regulations governing kite flying will be completed before the festival.
Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani called Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar last nite.
Foreign Minister Al Zayani thanked DPM Dar on signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He also said he would visit Pakistan soon.
Dar appreciated Dr. Al Zayani’s interest to visit Pakistan and thanked him for his good sentiments.
He emphasised Pakistan’s strong commitment to promote dialogue and diplomacy to achieve peace and stability in the region and beyond.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for “all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded,” in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from US and Israeli attacks.
Trump’s social media post came after Iran said over the weekend it was nearing a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the US must meet conditions including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened.
“It is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also referenced and claimed compensation from Iran for the October 2000 deadly bombing of the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port.
The FBI has attributed that bombing, which killed 17 sailors and wounded more than three dozen others, to al Qaeda.
Trump added that Tehran should also pay compensation to the families of the thousands of people during anti-government protests in January, Iran’s worst domestic unrest since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Rights groups say the Iranian government has continued to crack down on opponents during the war.
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