RBI says 15 NBFCs surrendered registration certificatesThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Friday that 15 Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), including Tata Capital Financial Servi...
10 May, 2024, 06.41 PM IST
Maldives reports contamination in Pakistani syrups, suspension medicines: ReportMaldives detected contamination in Pakistani syrups, prompting a WHO alert for heightened vigilance. Lahore-based Pharmix Laboratories face...
10 Dec, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
Pakistan: Severe shortage of life-saving drugs in Karachi worries patients, citizensKarachi in Pakistan is facing a severe shortage of essential medicines, including life-saving drugs, causing concern for patients and citiz...
10 Dec, 2023, 10.08 AM IST
Import of vital medicines from India allowed: Pakistan's drug regulatory authorityPakistan's drugs regulatory watchdog has said that hospitals and common citizens can import vital medicines, including anti-cancer drugs an...
11 Aug, 2023, 02.18 PM IST
Govt issues guidelines for advance procurement of resources by discoms to ensure power supplyThe guidelines also suggest a share of at least 75 per cent of long-term contracts in a total capacity required by discoms as per the long-...
28 Jun, 2023, 10.10 PM IST
Pakistan approves emergency use of third Chinese COVID-19 vaccine despite low efficacy rateThe Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Thursday granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to CoronaVac, developed by Chinese c...
10 Apr, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
Pakistan approves emergency use of third Chinese COVID vaccine, despite its low efficacy rateCiting officials, Geo News reported that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to ...
09 Apr, 2021, 02.18 PM IST
Pakistan approves fourth COVID-19 vaccineChinese company Cansino Biologics Inc's vaccine was approved by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) on Friday.
13 Feb, 2021, 12.39 PM IST
India-made Covishield part of Pakistan jab drive under vaccine allianceAround seven million made-in-India doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine will be part of Pakistan’s free Covid-19 vaccination drive sta...
01 Feb, 2021, 04.24 AM IST
Pakistan approves emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccineThe government has given a go-ahead to a local pharmaceutical company for the import and distribution of the Russian-developed Sputnik V, t...
24 Jan, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
Pakistan approves Chinese anti-COVID vaccine Sinopharm for emergency useDRAP approved the vaccine on Monday, two days after it had approved the emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
19 Jan, 2021, 04.00 PM IST
Pakistan approves emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccineSpecial Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Health Dr Faisal Sultan confirmed on Saturday that the Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan...
17 Jan, 2021, 03.26 PM IST
Astrazeneca Covid vaccine gets approval in Pakistan: Health minister"DRAP granted emergency use authorisation to AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine," Pakistan's Health Minister Faisal Sultan told Reuters, referring...
16 Jan, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Pakistan has not placed any orders for Covid-19 vaccine, says country's health officialIn a telephonic interaction with The News International, Dr Faisal Khan, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health said: "Although,...
16 Jan, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
Former Pakistan PM Yusuf Raza Gilani tests positive for COVID-19, over 6,000 new cases reportedPakistan's COVID-19 cases reached 132,405 after a record 6,472 new infections were detected, while 88 more people have succumbed to the cor...
13 Jun, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
Pakistan's health institute receives offer from Chinese firm to collaborate for COVID-19 vaccine, says reportThe Islamabad-based National Institute of Health Executive Director Maj Gen Dr Aamer Ikram said that although no action has so far been tak...
24 Apr, 2020, 10.47 AM IST
Pakistan bans export of anti-malaria drugs amid spike in coronavirus casesThe ban, which has been imposed with immediate effect, will remain till the National Coordination Comm-ittee (NCC) on COVID-19 deems necess...
11 Apr, 2020, 03.39 PM IST