The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has re-validated a sum of Rs. 352 billion for the fiscal year 2021-22 to cover associated costs such as the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines. The Finance Division tabled a summary to carry forward for FY 2021-22, the unutilized cash component amounting to Rs. 352 billion from the Economic Stimulus…
By Kalbe Ali Islamabad: Hand sanitizers’ price in Pakistan is up but the government fails to keep a check on it. The usage of hand sanitizers in Pakistan has increased as per the directives of health experts to contain the spread of Covid-19, but there was no agency to check the price of hand sanitizers…
Xischan Javed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) sacks 12 employees, according to a document dated April 20, available with the scribe. It has informed them that their contracts expired on April 19, 2021, that was extended for 60 days as a one-time measure. The PMC has informed the employees not to come to the office…
Cabinet appoints Asim Rauf as CEO, DRAP for three months or till the appointment of CEO Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: Cabinet has terminated the services of Shaikh Akhtar Hussain as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) following charges of the illegal degree of Ph.D. It also decided to re-advertise the post of…
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Thursday imposed a penalty of Rs 150 million on Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan Limited for making misleading and deceiving advertising claims of its product Strepsils’. It passed an order for violation of Section 10 of the Competition Act, 2010. In its order, CCP said it made advertising and marketing claims…
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has declared hydryllin sugar-free syrup manufactured by the SearlCompany Limited ‘substandard and adulterated’ and directs to recall it from the market. The DRAP issued a medical product alert that hydryllin syrup is out of quality and prohibited to use for the patients. The doctors had…
Muhammad Moin Islamabad: The government has decided to restructure the National Institute of Health (NIH) to place it under the governors’ board to amend the law to re-organize the Institute for carrying out research and working to prevent infectious diseases in Pakistan. The board shall comprise seven members, all of whom shall be from the…
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The government has authorized secretary commerce Sardar Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera to initiate inquiry against director Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) for alleged involvement in maladministration in budget and accounts. Azhar Ali was appointed as director Budget and Accounts equivalent BS-20 with effect from September 19, 2016 following recommendations of Policy Board…