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This decision was taken by the Policy Board of DRAP.
Chairing the board meeting, the Secretary of National Health Services has asked for a report on the implementation of barcoding rules.
According to these rules, pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers must print 2-D barcoding on the packaging of their products.
Putting such measures as a 2-D barcode matrix for the identification of medicinal products help in the eradication of spurious and falsified drugs that pose a serious threat to the health of citizens.
It was decided by the board that over the next two weeks printing of barcodes, as per the rules, must be ensured.
DRAP will immediately issue warning letters to all those pharmaceutical companies that have not registered their barcode data with DRAP and are not printing 2-D barcodes on the packing of their products.
This is an important step to stop the entry of spurious and counterfeit drugs into the market which can save hundreds of citizens from the harmful effects of such illegal medicines.
ISLAMABAD, July 5 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed his deep grief and sorrow over Shahadat of security personnel who were martyred in a terrorist suicide attack in Miran Shah, North Waziristan.
The prime minister paid tribute to the martyred personnel including Subedar Sahib Khan, Naik Muhammad Ibrahim and sepoy Jehangir Khan, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The prime minister prayed for bereaved families to bear the losses with fortitude.
Praising the valour of Shaheed Jawans, the prime minister said that they had saved the nation from huge damage by sacrificing their lives.
The nation would never forget the sacrifices of its shuhada. The brave Jawans of the armed forces had been sacrificing their lives for the sake of their motherland, he added.
The prime minister also prayed for the early recovery of those injured in the attack.
According to ISPR press release, three soldiers of Pakistan army embraced ‘Shahadat”, while three innocent civilians got critically injured when a vehicle borne suicide bomber exploded himself in general area Miran Shah, North Waziristan District.









