VNV PRE-EVENT COVERAGE | VETERINARY PHARMACEUTICALS | RCCI
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Standing Committee on Vet Pharmaceuticals is scheduled to hold an important industry and policy session today, 12 August 2026, bringing veterinary pharmaceutical stakeholders together with trade and regulatory expertise.
Date: 12 August 2026
Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Mian Pervaiz Aslam Hall, Chamber House RCCI
Guest Speaker: Dr. Wajid Pirzada
Chairman: Mirza Ghafoor Ellahi
Vice Chairman: Dr. Muhammad Usman Malik
RCCI Standing Committee on Vet Pharmaceuticals Meets Today
The meeting will be held at Mian Pervaiz Aslam Hall, Chamber House RCCI. The official programme begins at 3:00 PM.
Mr. Usman Shaukat, President RCCI, is scheduled to deliver the welcome address, followed by remarks from Mirza Ghafoor Ellahi, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Vet Pharmaceuticals, and Dr. Muhammad Usman Malik, Vice Chairman.
Guest speaker Dr. Wajid Pirzada is scheduled to address participants from 3:40 PM to 3:50 PM, after which an open discussion and question-and-answer session will provide stakeholders an opportunity to raise industry and policy issues.
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Who Is Dr. Wajid Pirzada?
Dr. Wajid Pirzada combines a veterinary background with extensive work in agricultural policy, food security, sanitary and phytosanitary management and international trade.
DR WAJID PIRZADA | PROFILE
Education: DVM and M.Phil. in Basic Medical Sciences, Reproductive Physiology
Specialist Areas: International Trade, SPS Management, Food Safety, Agricultural Health, IPR and Market Analysis
Previous WTO Role: National Coordinator/Chief WTO
International Development Experience: Food Security, Livelihoods, Policy Research and Technical Consultancy
Pakistan’s veterinary pharmaceutical sector sits at the intersection of animal health, food production, public health and international trade. As Pakistan pursues higher-value livestock, meat, dairy and poultry markets, competitiveness will increasingly depend on quality assurance, responsible medicine use, residue compliance, traceability, disease control and credible regulatory systems.
What the Industry Should Discuss
- Quality and regulatory oversight of veterinary medicines
- Alignment with international veterinary and food-safety standards
- Responsible antimicrobial use and AMR stewardship
- Veterinary-drug withdrawal periods and residue monitoring
- Laboratory and testing capacity
- Counterfeit and substandard veterinary products
- SPS requirements affecting livestock and food exports
- Industry, regulator, academia and veterinary-profession coordination
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View Job DetailsWhy This Session Matters
For Pakistan’s veterinary pharmaceutical industry, the policy conversation increasingly extends beyond product sales and distribution.
Regulatory credibility, veterinary medicine quality, antimicrobial stewardship, food-safety compliance and understanding international SPS requirements are becoming integral to the competitiveness of livestock and animal-origin food value chains.
The RCCI meeting provides an opportunity to connect these international requirements with practical concerns being faced by Pakistan’s veterinary pharmaceutical businesses and professionals.
The Veterinary News & Views will follow the proceedings and recommendations emerging from the RCCI Standing Committee meeting, particularly on veterinary pharmaceutical regulation, SPS compliance, quality standards, food safety, AMR and international trade.