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ISLAMABAD
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday called for a one-month industry-wide consultation to identify priorities, reforms and government support needed to develop Pakistan’s pharmaceutical sector into a competitive, innovation-driven and globally export-oriented industry.
Chairing a roundtable with pharmaceutical industry stakeholders, the minister said the sector must build on its record $457 million exports in FY2025, the highest in 20 years, and contribute substantially to the national ambition of achieving over $100 billion in exports by 2035.
Adviser to the Prime Minister for Industries and Production Haroon Akhtar Khan and Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal also attended the meeting.
Ahsan Iqbal said the proposed consultation should involve industry, academia and research institutions and produce a clear medium- and long-term roadmap extending to 2030 and beyond, identifying regulatory, administrative, financing, production and market-access barriers and the support required from the government.
“The question is whether, in the next 10 years, we can make Pakistan a pharmaceutical hub of the world,” he said, stressing the need to build missing links in domestic and international value chains so that “Made in Pakistan” becomes a mark of quality and trust in global markets.
He said the government’s role was to facilitate the private sector, create a conducive business environment and ensure policy continuity to enable industries to grow, innovate and compete globally.
