PABIC Sensitizes Government Officials on Biosafety Guidelines
February 4, 2015| |
The Pakistan Biotechnology Information Center (PABIC) Lahore Chapter organized the Consultative Workshop on the Reformulation of Biosafety Guidelines, in collaboration with Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) and CropLife Pakistan on January 30, 2015. The event was attended by Mr. Seerat Asgahr (Federal Secretary, National Food Security and Research), Dr. M. Khurshid (Director General, Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency), Dr. M. Shaid Massod (PARC), and Dr. Kausar Abdullah Mailk and Dr. Anwar Nasim, renowned biotechnologists in Pakistan. The workshop was attended by more than 20 stakeholders from the government, academe, and private sector.
Dr. Kauser Abdullah Mailk and Dr. Anwer Nasim explained that Pakistan has invested heavily on biotechnology, including the approval and implementation of biosafety guidelines in 2005. However, the 18th Constitution amendment has resulted in transfer of rights to the Ministry of Climate Change and Disaster Management which led to issues in regulatory procedures for approval of various cases. The situation has negatively impacted the development and commercialization of agri-biotech products. Dr. M. Khurshid talked about the National Biosafety Center and presented the first draft of Pakistan Biosafety Ordinance-2015 to the audience for comment and revision before final submission. Stakeholders from presented their pending cases individually to the government officials and explained that they have been waiting for years to get approvals for single trait GM crop while other countries are now processing approvals for stacked traits.
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