Sectoral working committees to be formed to address issues amicable, president Malik Imran Ishaq
PESHAWAR
President, Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Malik Imran Ishaq urged Drug and Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) to take pragmatic steps to resolve issues of the Pharmaceutical industry of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The SCCI chief observed many industries either closed or cut their production due to various circumstances.
Traders and industrialists are in great trouble under the prevailing scenario and initiatives on emergent grounds need to remove the financial miseries and difficulties, the President asserted.
He linked economic stability and growth with the flourishing of business and industries.
The SCCI chief said despite all the ordeals, the business community continues to play a role in economic growth, which is undeniable reality.
He emphasized proactive steps to incentivize the industries and ease of doing, which is essential for economic prosperity and development.
President Malik Imran Ishaq while addressing a meeting of industrialists associated with the Pharmaceutical sector here at the chamber house, reaffirmed commitment toward selfless services to the business community through collective action, consultation and joint initiatives rather than individual efforts.
SCCI chief informed that sector-specific focal persons had been designated to maintain close contact with businesses, identify their problems and take them up with the relevant federal and provincial authorities.
He also said sectoral working committees would be formed to assess conditions on the ground, provide feedback on government initiatives and help develop solutions to traders’ grievances.
Delegation of the pharma industry headed by SCCI executive committee member Nadeem Shahzad, which highlighted the several issues being facing by manufacturers.
Meeting was attended by SCCI Senior vice president Naeemur Rehman, former president Junaid Altaf, executive committee members Asim Shahzad, Sarfraz Khan, Khalid Khan and Amir Azam, and Secretary General of the chamber Muqtasid Ahsan, owners, and representatives of the pharmaceutical industries.
Earlier, the factory owners raised concerns over reversal of medicines price by a special committee formed by Drap and urging them to revisit the decision, and enforce uniform policy and sanction of drug prices across the country.
In the meeting, the manufacturers also took up drug lab impurity issue and demanded proactive steps to address the issues promptly to prevent them from massive financial loss, according to them, the whole batches of medicines were rejected over impurity issue.
The industrialists highlighted the misbranding of medicines, directors’ liabilities, and emphasized on the chamber to take up all issues facing the pharma sector.
President Malik Imran Ishaq assured they will arrange a meeting with the Federal Minister for Health and high officials of the Drap to resolve all issues which were tabled in today’s meeting.
SCCI chief recalled the chamber has started sector-wise meetings to ascertain the problems and would devise a holistic strategy to take up all issues with relevant authorities for their amicable resolution.
