7th Pakistan Pharma Summit: event aims to highlight innovations, collaborative growth in pharmaceutical sector KARACHI: As Pakistan’s pharmaceutical industry looks to evolve amidst local and global challenges, the 7th ... Published 23 Sep, 2024 06:45am
Business & Finance BF Biosciences gets DRAP nod for brownfield expansion Pakistan’s pharmaceutical company BF Biosciences Limited (BFBL) has secured approval from the Drug Regulatory... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 10:42pm
Markets Lucky Core Industries completes acquisition of Pfizer’s Karachi facility and assets Lucky Core Industries Limited (LCI), previously known as ICI Pakistan Limited, has completed the acquisition of a... Updated 09 Sep, 2024 05:25pm
Business & Finance BF Biosciences enters into agreement with Lucky Core Industries Pakistan’s pharmaceutical company BF Biosciences Limited (BFBL) has entered into a contract manufacturing and supply... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:11pm
Business & Finance Sales Tax Rules, 2006: KTBA seeks inclusion of pharma sector under Rule 18A KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has formally requested the inclusion of the pharmaceutical sector... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:08am
Business & Finance Regulatory environment major issue as foreign pharma cos exit Pakistan KARACHI: The pharmaceutical sector in Pakistan is facing significant challenges, with only four foreign companies... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 12:09pm
BR Research LSM: Slow rebound starts Large Scale Manufacturing index for the fifth month running recorded positive year-on-year growth, as April 2024 LSM... Published 26 Jun, 2024 07:42am
Business & Finance Pakistan’s pharma sector can increase exports to $3bn in five years, but it ‘needs policy, govt support’ KARACHI: Pakistan’s pharmaceutical sector can increase its exports to $3 billion over the next five years, provided... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
BR Research Citi Pharma Limited Citi Pharma Limited (PSX: CPHL) was incorporated in Pakistan as a private limited company in 2012 and was converted... Published 16 May, 2024 08:59am
Markets Citi Pharma forms JV with China’s Hangzhou Newsea Technology JV will focus on producing APIs not currently manufactured by Lahore-based company Updated 07 May, 2024 10:28pm
Business & Finance PPMA chairman speaks of ‘critical’ challenges facing country’s pharma sector KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) Chairman Mian Khalid Misbah-ur-Rehman highlighted... Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:49am
Business & Finance LHC’s decision to help boost Pakistan’s pharma sector: brokerage house The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to nullify the stayorder against the deregulation of Maximum Retail Prices... Updated 04 Apr, 2024 07:40pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s listed pharma sector sees earnings go down 42% YoY in 2023 Decline attributed to decrease in gross margin, higher finance cost, says brokerage house Updated 29 Mar, 2024 04:16pm
Pakistan Shortage continues unabated: Need for promoting local production of insulin stressed KARACHI: Experts said Pakistan will have to achieve local production of insulin to resolve its shortage, stressing... Updated 21 Mar, 2024 10:21am
Pakistan Pakistan facing insulin shortage due to uncertain policies: experts KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a shortage of high quality insulin, a dire situation for a country where over one-fourth... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 08:20am
Opinion IPR regime: compliance not a govt priority There are laws that provide a foundation for the protection of ‘ Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), but the laws... Updated 06 Jan, 2024 06:00am
Business & Finance Spurious and expensive smuggled drugs replacing legit medicines in Pakistan: PPMA The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has on Monday lamented the government’s apathy towards... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 10:29pm
Business & Finance Abbott Laboratories sustains Rs580mn in losses amid inflation, currency devaluation Sales in second quarter clocked in at Rs13.44 billion Updated 30 Aug, 2023 07:04pm
Print Minister seeks framework to increase pharma exports to $1bn ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce Dr Gohar Ejaz has sought to prepare a framework with the pharma... Updated 29 Aug, 2023 09:38am
Print LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am
Print July-May LSMI output declines 9.87pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 9.87 percent during July-May... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:11am
Print Country aims $1bn pharma exports by 2025, says Qamar ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar said Wednesday that Pakistan’s objective is to increase... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 09:35am
Print 22pc interest rate inimical to business activities: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday acknowledged that with a 22 percent rate of interest, no business... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 10:33am
Markets Searle partners with China’s Mabwell to sell Denosumab Biosimilars drugs in Pakistan Searle Company Limited (Searle) has entered into a license agreement with China’s Mabwell Pharmaceuticals, under... Published 12 Jul, 2023 05:39pm
Print Pharmaceutical sector granted major tax relief ISLAMABAD: The government has provided major tax relief to the pharmaceutical sector by allowing the reduced rate of... Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Medicine importers face huge losses due to rupee devaluation KARACHI: Pharmaceutical sector is expecting a severe shortage of lifesaving medicines in the country as the ... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Editorials ‘Serious humanitarian crisis’ looming EDITORIAL: The government’s disregard for the pharmaceutical sector crisis that is upon us, even though it took a... Published 14 Jan, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Pishin border market likely to be opened next month: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Syed Naveed Qamar Thursday said the opening of Pakistan-Iran Pishin border... Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am
Business & Finance Pharmaceutical sector: Govt considering removing distortion in ST regime ISLAMABAD: The government is considering removing distortion in the sales tax regime for the pharmaceutical sector ... Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:18am
BR Research The Searle Company Limited The Searle Company Limited (PSX: SEARL) was established in 1965 as a private limited company. It was converted into ... Published 26 May, 2022 08:17am