Pakistani Drug Exports Go From Strength To Strength

Pakistan exported pharmaceutical products worth US$61.8mn to over 80 countries last year, according to the country's Federal Minister for Health. Exports have been boosted by the WTO's free-trade initiative, which has helped Pakistan sell its generic drugs in different areas of the world. Meanwhile, the government is devising various incentives to encourage local producers to achieve greater success in this sector. Recent efforts have included an exhibition of pharmaceutical products in Cambodia with a view to expanding drug exports to the country. Pakistan is aided by its location, which allows it easy access to markets in the Middle East, Africa,

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