LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhdry Muhammad Sarwar has said to decide the fate of the Chief Minister Punjab is the sole prerogative of the Prime Minister.
“Until Chief Minister Usman Buzdar is enjoying the support of the party and allies he will remain the provincial chief executive,” he said while talking to reporters after inaugurating two-day 13th Pak Pharma & Healthcare Expo 2022 at the Lahore Expo Centre.
Mr Sarwar said Abdul Aleem Khan and Jahangir Tareen are part of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI).
“PTI is like a family and differences prevail in any family. I had already conveyed to bring angry members on table,” he told reporters.
Mr Sarwar said the Opposition needed 172 members for moving no-trust motion, adding the entire nation would have to recognize the decision taken by the parliament.
Regarding exhibition, the Governor Punjab said the pharmaceutical industry of the country had made remarkable progress and that the exhibition was at par with the international standards.
“Pakistan’s economy will grow if the industry’s wheel keeps running,” he remarked.
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, who distributed Pharmaceutical Excellence Awards, said on the occasion the government would help grow local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals and exports.
Chairman PPMA Mansoor Dilawar told reporters that approval of contract manufacturing from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan would boost pharmaceutical exports from Pakistan. He said local industry supported Pakistan’s economy during the Corona Pandemic, adding local pharma industry also grew.
Director Prime Event Management Kamran Abbasi said despite the Covid-19 pandemic, international pharmaceutical companies from China, Germany and Turkey are participating in the expo.
He said in post-Covid era the event would not only benefit local manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies in terms of their business exposures, but also is providing an opportunity for customers to have business-to-business (B2B) interactions with the exhibitors.
Mr Abbasi further said the two-day event is expected to generate business deals and agreements worth millions of rupees.
EX-Chairman PPMA Hamid Raza said the pharmaceutical industry is making efforts for self dependency in raw materials keeping in view strained relations with India and impediments to imports from China following the pandemic.
Mr.Shahzeb Akram, former Vice President FPCCI also spoke.
Meanwhile, two-day Pak Pharma and Healthcare Expo 2022 began with the participation of over 70 exhibitors. Among the local participants are two international companies from Germany and Turkey.
Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) and Prime Event Management are organizing the event that also included a conference involving stakeholders from medical and pharmaceutical professions.
Exhibitors displayed pharma processing and packaging machinery; laboratory and testing equipment; medical diagnostic equipment; hospital equipment and consumables; medicines, drugs and healthcare products; surgical instrument manufacturers; and raw material and active ingredients.
A panel discussion of the conference on “Pharma Export and it’s challenges” was moderated by Hamid Raza, former Chairman PPMA and CEO, Neuro Pharma. Panelists included Dr Sh Kaiser Waheed – former Chairman PPMA & President Medisure Lab Pakistan Pvt. Ltd., Dr Faisal Q. Khokhar – Chairman PPMA North & Executive Director Remington Pharmaceutical Industries, Usman Shaukat – Central Executive Committee Member PPMA & Director Bio-Labs Pvt. Ltd. Bio-Next Pharmaceuticals and Jalal Uddin Zafar – Chairman Technical Committee & Director Surge & Nabiqasim Pharma Group.
The second day of the event will have technical sessions under the aegis of UoL and the University of Punjab. The University of Lahore’s Faculty of Pharmacy and University of the Punjab’s College of Pharmacy are knowledge partners to support the conference.
