LAHORE: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is endeavouring to promote trade of the country by providing assistance to the export sector and will take all necessary steps to resolve the issues being faced by the pharma industry.
Mian Riaz Ahmad, Director General Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) stated this while talking to the newly elected Chairman of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) Khawaja Shazeb Akram in a meeting held here Thursday at TDAP Lahore.
The DG asserted that pharma was an important sector and promotion of this industry would eventually help in enhancing exports of the country.
Chairman PPMA Khawaja Shahzeb Akram apprised the DG TDAP that there wear thirty two exporting countries of pharma products in the world and out of which, Pakistan stands at number seven.
He further said that the sector had huge potential to explore and if the government addresses the issues being faced by the industry, exports of this sector could be multiplied.
The TDAP DG assured the pharmacists that TDAP would address their concerns for the betterment of the industry.
Khawaja Shahzeb was accompanied by Sohail Khokar, Haseeb Khan and Muhammad Zaka of the pharma industry. The TDAP DG Lahore was assisted by Director TDAP Muhammad Usman Quraishi and Muhammad Irfan Director TDAP alongwith other officers.