Country with a population of 22 crore doesn't have a single FDA approved pharma plant; PBF.

KARACHI -- President, Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) Sahibzada Mian Usman Zulfiqar has demanded that Pharmaceutical Sector should be regulated by the government in a proper manner so that public can get competitive prices of medicines especially in ongoing pandemic. Pakistan, with a population of 22 crore , does not have a single pharmaceutical plant that complies with the standards prescribed by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while in India more than 200 plants are approved and even in Bangladesh they have also around 8 approved plants too. Usman Zulfiqar also said it's unfortunate local pharmaceutical companies failed to cater the needs of the masses, we have seen even in ongoing pandemic the normal mask prices gone...

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