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Pakistan a secure destination for foreign investment: Ejaz
By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD—Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Ejaz Rahim has said that
Pakistan offers attractive incentives for investment in the country and
investors should take advantage of government investors friendly
policies.
He stated this, while talking to ambassador of Argentina Republic
Mr.Rodlofo J. Martin-Saravia, who called on him here on Friday.
The ambassador apprised the Minister that Bagu laboratory of Argentina
and Ferozsons Laboratories have set up a pharmaceutical plant in Lahore,
which will be inaugurated in the last week of April 2008.
He said that this pharmaceutical manufacturing unit will produce measles
for cancer, hepatitit-B and C and apprised the Minister that Argentina
Republic has donated 1.2 millions US dollar medicines for cancer to the
Government in 2006 for people in need.
The Minister thanked the government of Argentina Republic for making
investment in the Pakistan Pharma sector and assured the Ambassador full
support with a view to expand cooperation between the two countries not
only in health sector but also in other sector of economy.
He also expressed pleasure that cancer drugs will be produced by Bagu
Laboratory in Lahore, which were earlier imported. |