Pakistan, July 31 -- Pakistan is moving ahead with plans to import insulin from Russia through joint ventures between pharmaceutical companies from both nations. A high-level meeting, led by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries, Haroon Akhtar Khan, was held to finalize details of the import process. The meeting also discussed joint venture progress and steps for a smooth implementation strategy.

Russian government official Denis Nazarov and senior representatives from Pakistan's Ministry of Industries, Ministry of National Health Services, and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) attended the meeting. The main focus remained on the purchase of insulin from Russian firm Zavod Medisintez, which already has DRAP...