Baseline Information for

OIE PVS Evaluation of Pakistan

October 2013

Islamabad Pakistan

This report is produced under TRTA II Component 2 implemented by UNIDO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents Page #

Table of Contents 02

List of Acronyms 03

List of Maps of Pakistan 04

List of Tables in the ANNEX 05

GENERAL DATA OF PAKISTAN

1. General Topography & Administrative Set-up

2. Veterinary structures

3. Human demographic data

4. Livestock Population

5. Livestock/ Product Import & Export Data

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I. HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

1. List of Services and institutions that comprise VS.

2. Organizational Flow Charts at central and regional/ local levels.

3. Information on veterinary and associated personnel including number of posts

filled and vacant.

4. Data on human resources relevant to the VS (public & private sectors) and

geographical distribution.

5. Training and Veterinary Research.

6. Continuing Education/ Professional Development.

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II. TECHNICAL AUTHORITY AND CAPABILITY

1. Animal Health.

2. Food Safety.

3. Veterinary Laboratories.

4. Quarantine and animal movement control.

5. Procedures for the control and availability of veterinary medicines and

biological.

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III. INTERACTION WITH STAKE-HOLDERS

1. List of national organizations (producers etc),involved in livestock production

and allied agriculture industries (slaughter, export & import of animals and

their products)

2. List of National Consumers Organizations

3. Name and Address of Permanent Delegate to the OIE.

4. List of Animal Diseases Reports submitted to the OIE during past 12 months.

5. Veterinary Statutory Body

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IV. ACCESS TO MARKET

1. Description of systems/ programs for Animal Identification and Traceability.

2. Description on Animal Disease Control Zones and Compartments

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List of Acronyms

AI Avian Influenza

AQD Animal Quarantine Department

BQ Black Quarter disease

CASVAB Center for Advanced Studies on Vaccinology & Animal Biotechnology

CCPP Contagious Caprine Pluropneumonia

CVDL Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

CVO Chief Veterinary Officer

DG Director General

DRAP Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan

FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FMD Foot & Mouth Disease

FMDRC Foot & Mouth Disease Research Center

FPCCI Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industries

FVS Faculty of Veterinary Sciences

HPAI Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

HQ Head Quarter

HS Haemorrhagic Septicemia

ICT Islamabad Capital Territory

KPK Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa

L&DD Livestock & Dairy Development

LDDB Livestock & Dairy Development Board

NARC National Agricultural Research Center

ND New Castle Disease

NFSAPHRA National Food Safety Animal & Plant Health Regulatory Authority

NPCPAI National Program for Control & Prevention of Avian Influenza

NRLPD National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases

NVL National Veterinary Laboratory

PARC Pakistan Agricultural Research Council

PARB Punjab Agriculture Research Coordination Board

PAMCO Punjab Agriculture & Meat Company

PPR Pest de Petites Ruminants

PRI Poultry Research Institute

PSDP Public Sector Development Program

PVMC Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council

SPVPC Sindh Poultry Vaccine Production Center

USDA United States Department of Agriculture

VRI Veterinary Research Institute

VS Veterinary Services

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LIST OF MAPS OF PAKISTAN

Map # Title

1 Map of Pakistan showing National Borders and Neighboring Countries.

2 Map of Pakistan showing Federal Areas, Provinces Capitals and International Administrative Borders.

3 Map of Pakistan showing Main Cities, Harbors, Main Roads, Railways Network and Rivers.

4 Map of Pakistan showing Agro-ecological Zones and Mountain Ranges.

5 Map of Pakistan showing Location and Number of Veterinary Structures.

6 Map of Pakistan showing Human Demographic Data.

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LIST OF TABLES IN THE ANNEX

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1.1 Summary of Livestock Population of Pakistan by Region (as per Livestock Census 2006)

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1.2 Cattle Population (as per Livestock Census 2006) 41

1.3 Sheep Population (as per Livestock Census 2006) 42

1.4 Goat Population (as per Livestock Census 2006) 42

1.5 Buffalo Population (as per Livestock Census 2006) 43

1.6 Pig Population 43

1.7 Poultry Population –Rural Backyard Poultry (as per Livestock Census 2006)

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1.8 Poultry Population - Commercial Poultry (as per Livestock Census 2006)

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1.9 Number of Farmed Game/ Rabbits/ others & annual slaughter 44

2.1 Import of Animals and Animal Products 45

2.2 Export of Animals and Animal Products 46

3.1 Official Veterinary Services Staff 47

3.2 Veterinary Public Health Staff 48

3.3 Veterinary Laboratory Staff 49

4.1 Official Veterinary Services by Function 50

4.2 Private Veterinary Services 50

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GENERAL DATA OF PAKISTAN

1. General Topographical & Administrative Map(s) of Pakistan.

After getting independence from British rule, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan came into being

as an independent sovereign state on 14th

August 1947. Pakistan is located in South Asia and

shares its borders with India to the east, China to the north-east, Iran to the south-west and

Afghanistan along the western and southern boundaries. Pakistan has a long coast line with

Arabian Sea in its south. The national borders and neighboring countries of Pakistan are shown

in Map #1.

Administrative Set-up:

The top tier of administrative set-up of Pakistan consist of four provinces (Punjab; Sindh;

Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa; and Baluchistan), one federal capital territory (Islamabad), two

autonomous territories (Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir) and a group of federally

administered tribal areas (FATA). Below this top tier, there are four more tiers of government

i.e. (i) Divisions, (ii) Districts, (iii) Tehsils and (iv) Union Councils. There are 27 Divisions,

more than 115 Districts, more than 400 Tehsils and several thousand Union Councils in

Pakistan. Federal areas, provincial capitals, major cities and administrative boundaries of

districts are shown in Map #2.

Main Cities.Towns and Harbours:

Karachi, the capital of Sindh province, is the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan with a

population of 13.12 million and an administrative set-up of five districts. Hyderabad is the

second main city in Sindh. There are several main cities and towns in Punjab. These include

Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sarghoda, Gujranwala, Sialkot, etc. In

Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa and Baluchistan, the main cities are their capitals Peshawar and Quetta,

respectively. Karachi (Sindh) and Gowader (Baluchistan) are the only harbor cities of Pakistan.

The location of main cities, towns and harbours is shown in Map #3.

Main Roads/ Railways and Geographical features:

All major cities and towns of Pakistan are linked by road and air. The railway network

connects several cities and towns of Khyber Pakhtoon Khaw, Punjab and Sindh and some cities

of Baluchistan. The railways do not exist in high mountainous areas of Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber

Pakhtoon Khaw and coastal belt of Baluchistan. Indus River is the major river of Pakistan

which passes through Khyber Pakhtoon Khaw, Punjab and Sindh provinces and falls into

Arabian Sea. Other four major rivers of Punjab i.e., Jhelum, Chanab, Ravi and Sutlej fall into

river Indus. The location and details of road/railway networks, river system and mountainous

areas of Pakistan are also shown in Map #3.

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Agro-Ecological Zones

Pakistan has a diversity of agro-ecological conditions. The country can be divided into ten agro-

ecological zones. Sulaiman Piedmont is the largest zone covering most of the land area of

Baluchistan. Western Dry Mountains of Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa constitute the

second largest zone. Northern Irrigated Plains (mainly in Punjab) are the third largest agro-

ecological zone of Pakistan. This zone is the major contributor to agricultural production in

Pakistan. Boundaries of the agro-ecological zones are shown in Map #4.

2. Map of Pakistan indicating Veterinary structures:-

Headquarters of the Veterinary Service (VS):

The national head quarter of Veterinary Services is located in the Livestock Wing of the

Ministry of National Food Security & Research at Islamabad. The Livestock Wing is headed by

the Animal Husbandry Commissioner who is also the Ex-Officio Chief Veterinary Officer

(CVO) of Pakistan. The provincial head quarters of Veterinary Services are located at Peshawar,

Lahore, Quetta and Hyderabad under the respective provincial Departments of Livestock &

Dairy Development (L&DD).

Federal, Regional and Local Offices of VS:

Local offices of VS are located in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), 27 Divisions and 104

districts of the country. Each district level office is headed by a District Livestock Officer or

Assistant Director (Livestock Extension). Each divisional office is headed by a Deputy Director

(Livestock Extension).

Central and Regional Official Laboratories:

At the central level, there are two veterinary laboratories. The National Veterinary Laboratory

(NVL) Islamabad is under the administrative control of the Livestock Wing of the Ministry of

National Food Security & Research. The National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases

(NRLPD) is also located in Islamabad but its administrative control is with the Animal Sciences

Division of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council.

At the provincial level, there are eight Veterinary Vaccine Production & Research Institutes

established by the provincial L&DDs. Three institutes are located each in Punjab (Veterinary

Research Institute (VRI) Lahore; Foot & Mouth Disease Research Center (FMDRC) Lahore;

Poultry Research Institute (PRI) Rawalpindi) and Sindh (PRI Karachi; Sindh Poultry Vaccine

Production Center (SPVPC); Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CVDL) Hyderabad).

There is one institute each in Baluchistan (Center for Advance Studies in Vaccinology &

Animal Biotechnology -CASVAB) and Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa (VRI). These institutes are

linked with the district level Disease Investigation/Diagnostic Laboratories in their respective

provinces. The number of such laboratories is 35 in Punjab, 07 in Sindh, 05 in Khyber Pakhtoon

Khwa and 17 in Baluchistan with a national total of 64 district level laboratories. Locations of

the above mentioned veterinary structures are shown in Map #5.

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The clinical veterinary services are provided by extension wings of provincial L&DDs. There

are 963 Civil Veterinary Hospitals, 5744 Veterinary Dispensaries and more than 50 Mobile

Veterinary Clinics in the country.

Border Inspection Posts: (airports, sea ports, land crossings)

There are seven Border Inspection Posts in Pakistan. The major border post (air, sea) is Karachi.

Lahore is the border post for air and land crossing. Other border Inspection posts mainly for

land crossing are located at Khokhrapar (Sindh), Khanjrab (Gilgit Baltistan), Peshawar (Khyber

Pakhtoon Khwa) and Chaman (Baluchistan). Gowadar sea port is also a border inspection post

in Baluchistan. The locations of these border inspection posts are also shown in Map #5.

Internal Veterinary Movement Control Points:

There are no specific points for the control of movement of animals or animal products within

the country.

Borders of any approved disease control areas (regionalisation / compartmentalisation zoning):

There are no disease free regions or zones or compartments in the country.

Artificial Animal Disease Control Barriers;

There are no artificially developed Animal Disease Control Barriers in Pakistan.

3. Human demographic data

The last population census was conducted in Pakistan in 1998. According to this census, the

total population of Pakistan was 132.35 million. With an annual growth rate of 2.1%, the current

(July 2012) total human population of Pakistan has been estimated to be 190.29 million. Punjab

has the highest share in national population (53.7%), followed by Sindh (22.2%), Khyber

Pakhtoon Khwa (12.9%) and Baluchistan (4.8%). The population density (number of persons

per square km) is lowest in Baluchistan (19 persons) and highest in Punjab (358 persons). The

population density is almost similar in Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa (238 persons) and Sindh (216

persons). The province wise population as per 1998 census and the land area in square km is

shown in Map #6.

About 43.3% of the population lives is under 15 years of age. The overall male: female ratio is

108: 100. Nearly one third of population lives in urban areas. According to the 2012 estimates,

there are ten major cities having human population more than 0.800 million. These include

Karachi (13.12 million), Lahore (7.13 million), Faisalabad (2.83 million), Rawalpindi (2.02

million), Multan (1.70 million), Hyderabad (1.66 million), Gujranwala (1.61 million), Peshawar

(1.40 million), Quetta (1.08 million) and Islamabad (0.83 million).

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4. Summary Tables of the latest available livestock populations:

4.1 Land-based animal production

Based on their use, domestic animals of Pakistan can be classified into “food animals” and

“work animals”. According to the latest Livestock Census (2006), the food animals consist of

27.3 million buffaloes, 29.6 million cattle, 53.8 million goats, and 26.5 million sheep in

addition to 943 million poultry. As projected from 2006 census, the current population of food

animals has been estimated to be 32.8 million buffaloes, 37.2 million cattle, 63.4 million goats,

and 28.4 million sheep. As reported in Livestock Census (2006), the work animals maintained

in Pakistan include 0.9 million camels and 4.8 million equine.

Milk, meat and eggs are the major products of food animals. According to the 2006 Livestock

Census, 38.37 million tones of milk is annually produced in the country. Of this, 64.7% is

contributed by buffaloes, 34.5% by the cows and remaining 0.8% by other animals like camels,

goats and sheep. Red meat production has been estimated to be 2.064 million tons which

comprises of 60% beef and 40% mutton.

Population of various species of livestock as per latest Livestock Census of 1996 is given in

Tables 1.1 to 1.9 of the ANNEX.

4.2 Fisheries and aquaculture

Pakistan has a continental shelf area of 50,270 km2 and coastline length of 1,120 km. The total

maritime zone of Pakistan is over 30 percent of the land area. The coastal belt is characterized

by a meshwork of estuaries and creeks with mangrove forestry that serve as nursery grounds

for species of finfish and shellfish. Freshwater capture fisheries are dominated by the Indus

River and its tributaries. The fish fauna of the Indus system in its northern part is cold-water

type, while the greater middle and southern parts of the system are warm-water zones. Fisheries

in rivers and reservoirs account for more than 80 percent of total inland fish production. The

riverine fishery management system is operated mainly by provincial fisheries departments.

About 13 000 fish farms have so far been established across Pakistan, the size of these farms

varies considerably, however, the average farm size ranges form 5-10 ha. According to a best

estimates, about 50 000 people are either directly or indirectly employed in the sector.

According to the latest estimates, the total area covered by aquaculture fish ponds across all

provinces is about 60 470 ha, with Sindh having 49 170 ha, Punjab 10 500 ha, NWFP 560 ha

and the other provinces (Balochistan, Azad Jammun Kashmir [AJK] and Northern Area [NA])

240 ha.

5. Summary Tables of the latest available livestock/product import/export data:

Import Data:

High yielding exotic dairy cows and value added milk products including milk cream and

different types of milk based baby food formulae are the two notable items imported by

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Pakistan. During 2009-10, an approximate number of 3427 Friesian/Jersey/FJ crossbred cows

were imported from Australia. During the same year, a total of 43056 metric tons of milk

products were imported having a value of 89.0 million USD. The top five countries exporting

milk products to Pakistan include USA, France, New Zealand, Singapur and Poland.

Data regarding import of exotic dairy cattle and value added milk products for 2009-10 are

presented in Table 2.1 of the ANNEX.

Export Data:

Export of live animals remained suspended in Pakistan from 2005 to 2009. In 2009, the

Government of Pakistan allowed the export of live animals for meat only. A total of 314974 live

animals including buffalo and cow calves, sheep/goats and camels were exported during 2009-

10, mainly to Afghanistan and Gulf Countries.

The total value of exported beef (21697 tons), mutton (10237 tons) and camel meat (5045 tons)

during 2009-10 was 115.0 million USD. The countries importing meat from Pakistan include

Afghanistan, Behrain, Dubai, Iran, Kuwait, Masqat, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Data regarding export of live animals and meat for 2009-10 are presented in Table 2.2 of the

ANNEX.

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I. HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

Organization of the Veterinary Services of Pakistan

1. List of sectors and institutions that comprise the VS

The organizations involved in veterinary education, research and extension in Pakistan can

be classified into following four categories. List of institutions under each category is given

below:

a. Public Sector Veterinary Research Institutions at National Level.

Sr.# Name of the Institution

1 Animal Sciences Institute, NARC, Islamabad

2 National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases, NARC, Islamabad

3 National Veterinary Laboratory, Islamabad.

b. Faculties of Veterinary Sciences at Agricultural/ Veterinary Universities

Sr.# Name of Province Name of University/Faculty

1 Punjab University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore.

2 Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Univ. Ag. Faisalabad.

3 Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Arid Ag. Univ. Rawalpindi

4 Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Islamia Univ. Bahawalpur.

5 Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, BZ Univ. Multan

6 College of Veterinary Sciences Jhang

7 K. Pakhtoon Khaw Faculty of AH/VS, KPK Univ. Ag. Peshawar

8 Faculty of VS, Gomal Univ. D.I.Khan

9 Sindh Faculty of AH/VS, Sindh Ag. Univ. Tandojam

10 Baluchistan Faculty of VS, Univ. Ag. Water & Marine Sci, Lasbela.

c. Public Sector Veterinary Research Institutions at Provincial Level

Sr.# Name of Province Name of Institution

1 Punjab Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) Lahore

2 Foot & Mouth Disease Research Center (FMDRC) Lahore

3 Poultry Research Institute (PRI) Rawalpindi

4 Sindh PRI Karachi

5 Sindh Poultry Vaccine Production Center (SPVPC) Karachi

6 Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CVDL)

Hyderabad

7 Khyber.P.Khwa VRI Peshawar

8 Baluchistan Center for Advance Studies on Vaccinology & Animal

Biotechnology (CASVAB) Quetta

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d. Public Sector Veterinary Extension Departments at Provincial Level.

Sr.# Province Name of Department Name of Directorate

1 Punjab Livestock & Dairy

Development Department

Directorate of Animal Health

2 Directorate of Disease Surveillance &

Monitoring

3 Sindh Livestock & Fisheries

Department

Directorate of Animal Husbandry

4 Directorate of Vet. Res. &

Diagnostics.

5 Khyber P.Khwa Livestock & Dairy

Development Department

Directorate of Animal Health

6 Directorate of Vet. Res. &

Diagnostics.

7 Baluchistan Livestock & Dairy

Development Department

Animal Health Wing

8 Epidemiology Section

9 Disease Investigation Section

e. Military Veterinary Services.

The Directorate of Remount Veterinary Farms Corps (RVFC) of the Armed Forces of

Pakistan consists of three main programs relating to Remount, Veterinary Services and

Dairy Farms. The institutions run by the RVFC include the Army Veterinary School and

Army Equitation School at Sargodha (Punjab) and Army Dog Breeding Training Centre

& School at Rawalpindi (Punjab).

The functions of Remount section include breeding, rearing and training of horses /

mules and issue of fully trained horses and mules to the army. The functions of

Veterinary section consist of prevention of the introduction and spread of contagious /

infectious diseases in the animals maintained at army establishments. This section

provides professional advice regarding the feeding and maintenance of health of the

animals. It also ensures prompt care of all sick and injured animals and provides services

for inspection of meat, fish and poultry issued to troops. The Farm section consists of

several dairy farms established at various locations in the country. Cows and buffaloes

are bred and reared at these farms in order to supply milk, butter and cheese to the

troops.

There is no animal health research and diagnostic laboratory in the set-up of military

veterinary services. Veterinary experts from University of Veterinary & Animal

Sciences Lahore and Veterinary Faculty of University of Agriculture Faisalabad are

frequently consulted for diagnosis of less common/ new emerging diseases and advice

for treatment. There is no regular program of surveillance and monitoring of animal

diseases at the military livestock farms. The military veterinary services are not linked

with the Livestock Wing of the Federal Ministry of National Food Security & Research

for the purpose of disease reporting.

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2. Organization (Flow) Charts at central and regional/local levels

An organogram (organisation chart) of Veterinary Services in Pakistan is attached. At

the national level, the chain of command starts from the Federal Minister of National

Food Security & Research (M/O NFS&R) and moves downwards through Federal

Secretary NFS&R, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Director General National

Veterinary Laboratory and Director Animal Quarantine Department. For veterinary

research, the responsibility lies with Animal Sciences Division of PARC which controls

the functioning of Animal Health Research Program and National Reference Laboratory

for Poultry Diseases. At the provincial level, there is provincial Minister and a Secretary

of the Livestock & Dairy Development Department which are technically supported by

Director Generals/ Directors of various wings/ directorates of the Department.

ACRONYMS:

NFS&R: National Food Security & Research L&DD: Livestock & Dairy Development

AHRP: Animal Health Research Program NRLPD: National Reference Lab for Poultry Diseases

AH; Animal Health BA: Barani Area LS: Livestock VRI: Veterinary Research Institute

DS&M: Disease Surveillance & Monitoring PRI: Poultry Research Institute BRI: Buffalo Res. Institute

LPRI: Livestock Production Res. Insttute RCCSC: Res. Center for Conservation of Sahiwal Cattle

VD&R: Veterinary Dignostics & Research AHITI: Animal Husbandry In-service Training Institute

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2.1. Animal Health Services

At the federal level, animal health services are provided by the Livestock wing of the

Directorate of Agriculture of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). There are seven Veterinary

Dispensaries located within ICT.

At the provincial level, the animal health services are essentially provided by the provincial

public sector livestock departments. The extension wings of the provincial livestock

departments provide these services in collaboration with the local governments at Union

Council, Tehsil and District level. In Punjab and Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa, the provincial

Livestock Departments have separate Directorate General for Livestock Extension. In other

provinces, there is a single Directorate General to manage both research and animal health

activities. Livestock and Dairy Development Department of the Government of Punjab

maintains a better administrative set-up of veterinary extension services. The Directorate

General of Veterinary Extension has separate Directorates dealing with Animal Health; Disease

Surveillance & Monitoring; Livestock Service Training; and Communication & Extension.

At the local level, there are 963 Civil Veterinary Hospitals, 5744 Veterinary Dispensaries, more

than 50 Mobile Veterinary Clinics and 64 District level Disease Diagnostic/ Investigation

Laboratories in the four provinces of Pakistan.

2.2. Veterinary Public Health Services (meat and food safety)

An integrated legal framework to deal with various aspects of food safety does not exist in

Pakistan in spite of the fact that certain relevant laws were enacted more than 50 years ago

which provide a sound legal base to achieve at least minimum level of food safety in the

country. The fundamental reason remains the poor enforcement of these laws. There are three

laws that directly deal with food safety. These include ‘Pure Food Ordinance 1960’; ‘The

Cantonment Pure Food Act 1966’ and ‘Pakistan Hotels and Restaurants Act 1976’.

The Pure Food Ordinance 1960 consolidates and amends the law in relation to the preparation

and sale of foods. All provinces have adopted this law with certain amendments. Its aim is to

ensure purity of food being supplied to people in the market and to prevent adulteration. Since

this ordinance does not apply to Cantonment Areas, a separate law (The Cantonment Pure Food

Act 1966) was enacted for the cantonment areas. The later is, however, not much different from

the Pure Food Ordinance 1960 in terms of substance and rules of operation. Pakistan Hotels

and Restaurants Act 1976 is the third law that directly deal with food safety. It applies to all

hotels and restaurants in Pakistan in order to control and regulate the rates and standards of

services provided by them. Under this Act, the sale of food or beverages that are contaminated,

not prepared hygienically or served in non-hygienic utensils are offense. Although, there is no

express provision for consumer complaints under this Act, the citizens can lodge complaints

with the concerned government officials. The consideration and handling of these complaints,

however, remains at the discretion of the government officials.

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In addition to the above mentioned laws on food safety, there is an act with the title of ‘Pakistan

Standards and Quality Control Authority Act 1996’. Under this Act, the authority established in

the Ministry of Science & Technology, develops and notifies quality standards for various food

and related items and collaborates with international organizations dealing with food quality

standards.

As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the fundamental reason of unsatisfactory food safety

situation in Pakistan is the poor enforcement of related laws. Local governments at the district

level are responsible for enforcement of these laws. Almost every district has a Food Inspector

which is supposed to keep record of all food operators in the district, collect food samples on

regular basis, arrange their quality analysis from Food Testing Laboratory (ies) and take actions

under the law. These Food Inspectors are generally appointed by the provincial Health

Departments and veterinarians are not involved. For quality control of meat, the provincial

Livestock Department provides the services of veterinarians to serve as Meat Inspector at public

sector slaughter houses established by the district municipal governments. The performance of

both Food Inspectors and Meat Inspectors is, generally not up to the mark because of a large

number of institutional, financial and operational constraints.

Keeping in view its obligations under Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and

Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Codex

Alimentarius Commission (CAC), International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and World

Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Government of Pakistan has realized the need to

establish an autonomous Authority to regulate the quality aspects of agricultural produce,

plants and animals, and products based thereon used as food, feed or otherwise being exported

to or imported from, other countries and to frame standards to meet national and international

quality requirements in accordance with the recognized sanitary and phytosanitary measures

with the objective to promote production and distribution of safe food for local as well as

international trade on competitive basis. In this regard, most of the desk work to draft the Bill

for establishment of ‘National Food Safety Animal & Plant Health Regulatory Authority

(NFSAPHRA)’ has been completed after a series of consultation meetings with stakeholders.

The NFSAPHRA shall be a body corporate, independent in the performance of its functions,

and headquartered in Islamabad. The Federal Government shall appoint Chief Executive of the

Authority for a term of three years who will be the administrative head of the Authority and

will be responsible for executing the policy and functions vested by the Board into the

Authority . The general direction, all matters of policy and administration of the Authority and

its affairs shall vest in a Board comprising of four members, one nominated by each Provincial

Government, shall be appointed by the Federal Government while the remaining members shall

be appointed by the Federal Government out of whom at least one shall be the nominee of the

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI).The Chairperson and

Deputy Chairperson, who shall be members of the Board, shall be appointed by the Federal

Government on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed. The Bill is in the final stages

for submission to the National Parliament for approval and enactment. The main functions of

NFSAPHRA, as envisaged in the Bill are summarized below:

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a. setting of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in relation to import and export

of agricultural products, food and feed.

b. assist the Federal Government on policy matters and international negotiations

concerning food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary matters

c. implement all legislative and regulatory acts adopted by the Federal Government

with regard to food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary measures

d. implement inspection and quarantine controls at ports of entry and exit with

regard to import and export

e. ensure that all food, its products and derivatives have been certified to be “Halal”

f. coordinate with the provincial governments in the implementation of food safety

and sanitary and phytosanitary measures

g. coordinate with international organizations in terms of bilateral and multi-lateral

co-operation with regard to food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary matters

h. perform sanitary and phytosanitary risk assessments and communicate

information regarding risks of sanitary and phytosanitary hazards.

i. nominate the testing facilities and laboratories

2.3. Controls on veterinary medicines and veterinary biologicals

Registration and licensing of imported as well as locally manufactured human/ veterinary drugs

and biologics, their storage, distribution and quality control are regulated under the Drug

Control Act 1976. The Federal Ministry of Health Islamabad remained the implementing

agency for this Act from 1977 to 2011. During this period, the Ministry of Health constituted a

‘Drug Registration & Licensing Board’ and the Animal Husbandry Commissioner was a

permanent member of this board. The board, in turn, constituted a ‘Veterinary Experts

Committee’ and a ‘Biologic Committee’ to assist the board in matters relating to registration

and licensing of imported as well as locally manufactured veterinary drugs and

biologics/vaccines, respectively. Monthly meetings of the Board as well as its committees were

held regularly. Drug Controlling Offices were established at the federal and provincial levels

which were linked with the district level Drug Inspectors throughout the country.

This system continued to work until June 2011 when several federal ministries (including

Ministry of Health and Ministry of Livestock & Dairy Development) were devolved to

provinces under the 18th

Constitutional Amendment. As an ad-hoc arrangement, the Drug

Registration & Licensing Board was placed under the administrative control of the Cabinet

Division, however, its monthly meetings could not be held for almost one year and its agenda

continued to pile up. In second half of 2012, the Government established an independent Drug

Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) in order to provide effective coordination and

enforcement of Drug Act 1976 and to bring harmony in interprovincial trade and commerce of

drugs and therapeutic goods. The DRAP is still passing through its phase of establishment and,

once become fully functional, will regulate the manufacture, import, export, storage,

distribution and sale of human as well as veterinary therapeutic goods.

The general direction, administration and monitoring of DRAP shall vest in the Policy Board

which shall consist of nine members from the public sector and six experts ( in the fields of drug

manufacturing, quality control, drug regulation, public health, health management,

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pharmacology and biotechnology) from the public/private sectors with equal representation

from each province. The DRAP will have following Technical Divisions:

i) Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Registration Division,

ii) Drug Licensing Division,

iii) Quality Assurance and Laboratory Testing Division,

iv) Medical Devices and Medicated Cosmetics Division,

v) Biological Drugs Division,

vi) Controlled (psychotropic) Drugs Division,

vii) Pharmacy Services Division,

viii) Health and OTC Products (non-allopathic drugs) Division.

2.4. Laboratory Services

At the federal level, the veterinary laboratory services are provided by Animal Health Program

of the National Agricultural Research Centre; National Poultry Reference Laboratory at NARC

and National Veterinary Laboratory of the Federal Ministry of National Food Security and

Research.

The National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) Islamabad is the main research center of

the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) in Pakistan. The Animal Sciences Institute

is one of the major research institutes located at the NARC premises. This institute has the

mandate to conduct, coordinate, and facilitate multidisciplinary basic and applied research in the

arena of livestock and fisheries. The institute comprises of eight programs relating to different

disciplines like Animal Health, Animal Nutrition, Animal Breeding & Genetics, Dairy

Technology, Animal Reproduction and Aquaculture & Fisheries (Anonymous, 2010).

National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD), also located at NARC

Islamabad, deals with the issues of avian health diagnosis and research in Pakistan.

Established by the Federal Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (now Federal Ministry

of National Food Security & Research), the National Veterinary Laboratory (NVL) is also

located at the NARC premises. It serves as the national reference laboratory on livestock

diseases. The sections of Disease Diagnostics, Vaccine Quality Control and Residues and

Drug Testing are equipped with modern techniques and equipment

At the provincial level, the veterinary laboratory services are provided by eight Veterinary

Vaccine Production & Research Institutes established by the provincial L&DDs. Three

institutes are located each in Punjab (Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) Lahore; Foot &

Mouth Disease Research Center (FMDRC) Lahore; Poultry Research Institute (PRI)

Rawalpindi) and Sindh (PRI Karachi; Sindh Poultry Vaccine Production Center (SPVPC);

Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CVDL) Hyderabad). There is one institute each in

Baluchistan (Center for Advance Studies in Vaccinology & Animal Biotechnology -CASVAB)

and Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa (VRI). With minor variation in terms of focus, major functions of

these institutes include production of vaccines against animal diseases; production of diagnostic

reagents; provision of diagnostic facilities to livestock farmers; conducting research on

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parasitic, microbial and other infectious diseases and training of professional and para-

professional staff.

These institutes are linked with the district level Disease Investigation/Diagnostic Laboratories

in their respective provinces. The number of such laboratories is 35 in Punjab, 07 in Sindh, 05

in Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa and 17 in Baluchistan with a national total of 64 district level

laboratories.

Coordination Mechanism

At the national level, the regular and routine activities relating to livestock development are

coordinated by the Livestock Wing of the Ministry of National Food Security & Research

(NFSR). Coordination of livestock research is the responsibility of the Animal Sciences

Division of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC). Both Livestock Wing and Animal

Sciences Division of PARC also coordinate with Departments of Livestock & Dairy

Development in the provinces on matters relating to livestock development and research,

respectively. For specific R&D projects funded under the Public Sector Development Program

(PSDP) of the Government of Pakistan, the Planning Commission coordinates, monitors and

evaluates the implementation in consultation with the Livestock Wing of the Ministry of

National Food Security & Research.

At the provincial level, the secretariat of Livestock and Dairy Development/ Animal Husbandry

Department has the mandate to coordinate all activities relating to livestock extension, research

and development through the relevant directorates. Planning and Development Cell established

in the department assists the secretariat in coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the

implementation of specific R&D projects approved under the

Annual Development Plan of the province. The government of Punjab has established a semi-

autonomous body with the name of Punjab Agricultural Research Coordination Board (PARCB)

which coordinates agriculture (including livestock) related research and development activities

in the province.

Inter-ministerial coordination at the national as well as provincial level and inter-provincial

coordination are generally limited to heads of concerned department/ ministries which

determine the coordination mechanism in view of the nature of the issue and level of

coordination required in a specific situation.

3. Information on the veterinary and associated personnel, including the numbers of

posts filled and vacant.

For the non-laboratory set-up at the federal level, there are 44 permanent posts of official

veterinarians, 94 posts of administrative staff and 66 posts of para-veterinary staff. Of these, 10

posts of official veterinarians, 4 posts of administrative staff and 2 posts of para-veterinary staff

are vacant. At the provincial level, there are 2766 permanent filled posts of official

veterinarians, 10474 posts of administrative staff and 8304 filled posts of para-veterinary staff.

Details are provided in Table 3.1 of the ANNEX.

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There is no Veterinary Public Health Department at the federal as well as at the provincial level.

Local governments at the district level are primarily responsible for food safety and quality

including animal based food items. Almost every district has a Food Inspector which is

supposed to keep record of all food operators in the district, collect food samples on regular

basis, arrange their quality analysis from Food Testing Laboratory (ies) and take actions under

the relevant law. These Food Inspectors are generally appointed by the provincial Health

Departments and veterinarians are not involved. For quality control of meat, the provincial

Livestock Department provides the services of veterinarians to serve as Meat Inspector at public

sector slaughter houses established by the district municipal governments. The details regarding

estimated number of personnel involved in veterinary public health at the federal as well as

provincial level are given in Table 3.2 of the ANNEX.

For the veterinary laboratory set-up at the federal level, there are 22 permanent posts of official

veterinarians, 77 posts of administrative staff and 22 posts of para-veterinary staff (laboratory

technicians). Of these, 3 posts each of official veterinarians, administrative staff and para-

veterinary staff are vacant. At the provincial level, there are 386 permanent filled posts of

official veterinarians, 1170 posts of administrative staff and 667 filled posts of para-veterinary

staff. Details are provided in Table 3.3 of the ANNEX.

4. Data on human resources relevant to the VS (i.e. public sector and private sector)

and geographic distribution:

The details regarding human resources available in the public sector at federal level and at

different provinces of Pakistan to perform specific functions (Administration, Field work,

Laboratory work and Veterinary Public Health work) are provided in Table 4.1 of the ANNEX.

Approximately, 437 veterinarians are private practitioners in Pakistan. Majority of these

veterinarians (85-90%) provide clinical services to the pet animals (dogs and cats) and fancy

birds. Punjab and Sindh have the maximum number of private veterinary clinics (more than 170

each) whereas Baluchistan has only 25 private veterinary clinics. Break up of these private

veterinary clinics by province is given in Table 4.2 of the ANNEX.

5. Training and Veterinary Research

5.1. List of organizations that are recognized by central Government to provide training for

veterinarians, para-professional veterinary personnel and laboratory technicians

Following educational institutions are recognized by the federal government to arrange short

term refresher training courses for veterinarians:

Province Name of Academic Institution

Punjab

1. University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore

2. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

3. University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi

Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa

1. KPK Agricultural University, Peshawar

2. Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan

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Sindh 1. Sindh Agicultural University, Tandojam

Balochistan 1. Lasbela University of Agriculture,Water & Marine Sciences,

Lasbela

In addition, several training centers in the country are conducting diploma courses for producing

sub-professional para-veterinary staff as well as short term need based training courses for

veterinarians and para-veterinary staff. The para-veterinary staff is assisting the veterinarians

and farm managers by working as Stock Assistant, Veterinary Assistant, Livestock Supervisors

and A.I. Technicians. In Sindh, Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa, these diploma courses

are managed by provincial livestock/agriculture departments, however in Punjab, the University

of Animal & Veterinary Sciences at Lahore and the

Faculty of Veterinary Sciences at University of Agriculture Faisalabad also conduct such

diploma courses. A list of training Centers/ Institutions offering these courses is given below:

Province Name of Training Centre Diploma Title

Sindh Agri. Training Institute, Sakrand

Livestock Assistant

Agri. Training Institute, Shikarpur

Livestock Assistant

Punjab Livestock Services Training

Centre, Sheikhupura

Veterinary Assistants, Stock

Assistants and A.I. Technicians

Livestock Extension Training

Centre, Bahadarnagar (Okara)

Veterinary Assistants, Stock

Assistants and A.I. Technicians

Faculty of Veterinary Sciences,

University of Agriculture,

Faisalabad

Veterinary Assistants

University of Veterinary &

Animal Sciences, Lahore

Veterinary Assistants

Khyber Pakhtoon

Khwa

Agriculture Training Institute,

Peshawar

Veterinary Assistants

Baluchistan Animal Sciences Training Institute

at Quetta

Veterinary Assistants, Stock

Assistants and A.I. Technicians.

5.2. List of veterinary research organizations

Province wise list of public sector veterinary research institutions in Pakistan is given below. It

may be noted that Faculties of Veterinary Sciences at various agricultural/ veterinary universities

(11 in number) which are also conducting thesis research on different disciplines of veterinary

sciences are not included in this list.

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Province Name of Veterinary Research Institution

Punjab Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore

FMD Research Center, Lahore

Poultry Research Institute, Rawalpindi

Sindh Poultry Research Institute, Karachi

Sindh Poultry Vaccine Production Center, Karachi

Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Tandojam

Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa Veterinary Research Institute, Peshawar

Balochistan Center for Advance Studies on Vaccinology and

Biotechnology, Quetta

6. Continuing Education /Continuous Professional Development

The Directorates of Continuing Education of the following universities arrange short-term

training courses for livestock farm managers and field veterinarians on specific topics:

a. University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab.

b. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Punjab.

c. University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi Punjab.

d. KPK Agricultural University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa

e. Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa

f. Sindh Agicultural University, Tandojam, Sindh.

g. Lasbela University of Agriculture,Water & Marine Sciences, Baluchistan

h. Livestock Services Training Centre, Sheikhupura, Punjab.

i. Livestock Extension Training Centre, Bahadarnagar (Okara) Punjab.

j. Animal Husbandry In-service Training Institute, Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa.

There are no formal regular training programs for specific personnel groups (e. g.

administrative, professional, veterinarians etc.) either compulsory or voluntary. These

training courses are, in fact , arranged by the above mentioned institutions on the request of

the management of public sector development projects or private sector organizations/NGOs,

etc. The topic and contents of the training course are tailored to meet the specific needs of

the requesting organization. The number and level of participants and duration of the course

are determined by the requesting organization which sponsors the training course.

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II. TECHNICAL AUTHORITY AND CAPABILITY

Prior to 18

th Constitutional Amendment, the Federal Ministry of Livestock & Dairy Development

was the technical authority to (i) regulate international trade of livestock, livestock products and

veterinary drugs/vaccines, (ii) cooperate and interact with regional and international organizations

relating to livestock and fisheries, (iii) formulate policies for livestock /fisheries development, (iv)

prepare short and long-term plans, (v) develop national programs/projects for animal disease

control/ productivity enhancement and (vi) coordinate implementation of these national

programs/projects with the livestock departments of provinces.

Under the 18th

Amendment which became effective on 1st July, 2011, the Federal Ministry of

Livestock & Dairy Development was abolished and its several functions were devolved to

provincial livestock departments. Currently the Livestock Wing of the Federal Ministry of

National Food Security & Research has been given two main functions of regulation of

international trade of animals/products and cooperation/ communication with livestock related

regional and international organizations. All other functions as mentioned in the preceding

paragraph have been devolved to provinces.

The 18th

Amendment has created confusion in respect of several federal functions, particularly,

the coordination with provinces. Under the existing set-up, a newly created ministry of Inter

Provincial Coordination (IPC) has been given the mandate to coordinate with provinces on all

issues including those related to livestock sector. Similarly, the fisheries sector was previously a

part of the Federal Ministry of Livestock & Dairy Development, but now it has been brought

under the administrative control of Ministry of Ports & Shipping.

1. Animal health:

1.1. List of OIE- listed animal diseases that are present in the country and notifiable or

reportable to the Official VS:

a) Multiple Species Diseases:

i. Foot & Mouth Disease

ii. Brucellosis

iii. Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

iv. Anthrax

v. Rabies

vi. Leptospirosis

vii. Vesicular Stomatitis

b) Cattle & Buffalo Diseases:

i. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia

ii. Bovine Tuberculosis

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iii. Bovine Viral Diarrhoea

iv. Bovine Babesiosis

v. Bovine Anaplasmosis

vi. Theileriosis

vii. Trichomoniasis

viii. Trypnosomiasis

c) Sheep & Goat Diseases:

i. Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)

ii. Sheep/Goat Pox

iii. Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCP)

iv. Ovine Chlamydiosis

d) Equine Diseases:

i. Dourine

ii. Glanders

iii. Surra (Trypnosomiasis)

e) Avian Diseases:

i. Newcastle Disease

ii. Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H9)

iii. Avian Infectious Bronchitis

iv. Fowl Cholera

v. Fowl Typhoid

vi. Infectious Bursal Disease

vii. Merek’s Disease

viii. Avian Mycoplasmosis

ix. Pullorum Disease

f) Fish Diseases:

There is not much information available on fish diseases. There is no institution

or department in the country having the responsibility of diagnosis, surveillance

and/or monitoring of fish diseases.

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1.2. Activity reports (last 2 years) of epidemiological surveillance programmes

A separate net work of epidemiology units does not exist at present at the provincial veterinary

extension directorates, however, the regional/ district level Disease Diagnostic Laboratories are

sometimes asked to perform epidemiological investigations under specific programs/ projects

for the control of certain diseases. Epidemiological investigations on FMD are carried out in

Pakistan under the National Project on ‘Progressive Control of FMD’ which is sponsored by

USDA and implemented by FAO. The progress report of this project for the calendar year 2012

is given below:

PROVINCE Total FMD

Outbreaks

Serotype

O

Serotype

A

Serotype

Asia-1

Serotype

O+Asia-1

Serotype

O+A

ELISA

Negative

Outbreaks

Punjab 163 70 19 27 15 02 30

Sindh 686 397 40 92 20 08 129

Khyber

Pakhtoon

Khwa

104 16 06 14 10 07 51

Baluchistan 18 07 01 - - 02 07

Gilgit

Baltistan

06 - 02 02 - - 03

FATA 04 03 - - - - 01

AJK 60 22 17 - - 01 20

ICT 28 11 05 06 - - 06

TOTAL 1069 526 90 141 45 20 247

The surveillance and monitoring of HPAI started in Pakistan in 2005 by the National Reference

Laboratory for Poultry Diseases NARC Islamabad. The epidemiological activities were later

sponsored by a PSDP project entitled “National Program for Prevention & Control of Avian

Influenza (NPCPAI)”. This project continued until 2011 and during this period,

12 Satellite Diagnostic Labs were established in provinces, 40 Regional Surveillance Units

collected & tested more than 400,000 samples (blood, tissue, swab), 66 Rapid Response Teams

were formed throughout Pakistan which handled 26 outbreaks in 2006, 59 in 2007 and 09

outbreaks in 2008. Bird Flu was successfully contained and the last outbreak of HPAI (H5N1)

was reported in June 2008. The NPCPAI was terminated in June 2011 due to devolution.

Nation wide Disease Surveillance of AI and other avian diseases have been continued by

NRLPD under Agricultural Linkages Program of PARC. Activity report

(last 2 years) of epidemiological surveillance conducted by NRLPD is summarized below:

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Number of Samples collected for Sero-surveillance of Avian Diseases

Year/Sample Type Serum Cloacal swab Tracheal swab Tissue

2011 656760 576550 456540 209980

2012 563540 566760 434300 123000

Number of Positive Samples for various Avian Diseases

Disease Detected 2011 2012

AIV-H5N1 0 0

AIV-H7N3 0 0

AIV-H9N2 67 72

AIV-H3N1 0 0

AIV-H4N6 1 0

New Castle Disease Virus 95 82

Infectious Bronchitis Virus 13 18

Avian Adeno Virus 21 11

Infectious Bursal Disease 17 5

Salmonella 12 9

Past. Hymolytica 1 3

TOTAL 227 200

1.3. Vaccinations / Immunization campaigns

Public Sector Provincial Veterinary Research Institutes have been given the mandate of

production of vaccines against animal diseases; production of diagnostic reagents; provision of

diagnostic facilities to livestock farmers; conducting research on parasitic, microbial and other

local infectious diseases and training of professional and para-professional staff in the province.

Most of these institutions focus only on vaccine production and the research activities are either

very limited or non-existent due to shortage of research funds and scientists.

Public Sector Provincial Veterinary Extension Directorates provide services including

preventive vaccination; treatment of sick animals; breed improvement services (primarily

artificial insemination); regulation of livestock markets and animal slaughtering. The details

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regarding routine vaccination of animals performed during 2012 against OIE listed diseases

present in Pakistan are given below:

Name of Disease Number of Animals Vaccinated Type of Vaccine

FMD Cattle: 644043, Buffalo: 301684 Killed

Anthrax Sheep: 511476, Goats: 342705 -do-

Brucellosis Cattle: 316636, Buffalo: 59003 -do-

HS Cattle: 366341, Buffalo: 569542 -do-

PPR Small Ruminants: 565985 -do-

Sheep/Goat Pox Small Ruminants: 491075 -do-

CCP Goats: 363477 -do-

Leptospirosis Canine: 3908 -do-

Rabies Canine: 10419 -do-

Avian Influenza 1449138 -do-

Avian Mycoplasmosis 683335 -do-

Pullorum Disease 636301 -do-

Newcastle Disease 4920990 Live Attenuated

Avian Infectious Bronchitis 337060 -do-

Infectious Bursal Disease 4870488 -do-

Merek’s Disease 595920 -do-

Most of the above mentioned vaccines (FMD, HS, BQ, PPR, Pox, CCP, Anthrax, Rabies, AI,

ND) are locally produced by the eight Public Sector Provincial Veterinary Research Institutes

located in Punjab (three), Sindh (three), Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa (one) and Balochistan (one).

Due to their limited capacity and shortage of human and financial resources, the vaccination

cover has been estimated to be less than 25%. Therefore, several imported vaccines are also

used by the commercial poultry industry and medium to large scale corporate dairy farms in

Pakistan.

The public sector veterinary research institutions have the cold room facilities for the storage of

vaccines. These vaccines are distributed to District Livestock Officers who coordinate the

vaccination campaigns in their respective districts and mobilize the field veterinarians and para-

veterinary staff to undertake the task.

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2. Food safety (food of animal origin):

Public sector slaughter houses are established by most of the district municipal/ city

governments in all provinces. Most of these slaughter houses do not have proper facilities for

pre-slaughter holding of animals, conducting their ante-mortem examination and disposal of

blood/ dung etc. They are generally in poor condition due to shortage of operational and

maintenance budget. The list and location of these public sector facilities for slaughtering and

types of livestock slaughtered are given below:

PROVINCE LOCATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SLAUGHTERING FACILITY

TYPE OF

LIVESTOCK

SLAUGHTERED

Federal Area (ICT) Sihala Islamabad Cattle, Buffalo,

Sheep & Goats

Punjab All District HQs. Cattle, Buffalo,

Sheep, Goats (in

routine) and

Camels

(Occasionally)

Sindh Karachi, Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad, TM Khan,

Larkana, Umerkot, Nawabshah, Rohri,

MPKhas, Sanghar

--do--

Khyber Pakhtoon

Khwa

Abbotabad, Bannu, Charsadda, DIKhan,

Haripur, Kohat, Mansehra, Mardan, Peshawar,

Swat, Swabi

--do--

Baluchistan Kila Saifullah, Kohlu, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbella,

Loralai, Noshki, Pishin, Quetta, Sibi, Turbat,

Zhob

--do--

Over the last 10-15 years, the private sector has established modern state-of-the- art slaughter

houses in Pakistan. These slaughtering facilities are mainly export oriented but also used for

local supply of good quality meat. These slaughter houses are registered with the Animal

Quarantine Department of the Ministry of National Food Security & Research. The names and

locations of these slaughter houses are listed below:

List of Slaughter Houses Established by Private Sector in Pakistan

S. No. Name of Company Location of Slaughter House

1. M/s P.K. Livestock & Meat Co.

(Pvt) Ltd.

Moosa Goth, Razzakabad, National Highway,

Karachi.

2. M/s Pakistan Food Products Bukhari Farms, Behind Government Rice

Godown, DHC Jraahi Pipri, Landhi, Karachi.

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S. No. Name of Company Location of Slaughter House

3. M/s Snow King Frozen Foods D-15, Sindh Industrial Trading Estate, North

Karachi, KDA Scheme No.33, Karachi.

4. M/s I.J, Farm House Plot No. 89, Deh Khante, Opp. Lashari Goth,

Razaqabad Ben Qasm Town, Karachi

5. M/s Al-Shaheer Corporation Survey No. 348, Deh Shah Mureed, Gadap

Town, Karachi.

6. M/s The Organic Meat Company

(Pvt) Ltd.

Plot No.310, Deh Shah Mareed, Gadap Town,

Karachi.

7. M/s P.K. Meat & Food Karachi

8. M/s Dawood Meat Co. (Pvt) Ltd. Karachi

9. M/s Mandi Enterprises Karachi

10. M/s Tota Best Food. Karachi

11. M/s Seven Star Int. Karachi

12. M/s Zeinth Associates 3.5 Manga Road, Raiwind Road, Lahore

13. M/s K & N Poultry Lahore

14. M/s Kat Co. Mureedkey Road, Lahore

15. M/s Al Khaleej Tradings 231-Small Industries Kot Lakhpat, Lahore

16. M/s Anis Associates (Pvt) Ltd. 4-K.M Raiwind, Manga Road, Lahore

17. M/s Abidin International Abattoirs. Raiwind Bypass, Chunian Road, Lahore

18, M/s M. Yousif & Sons & Abattoir 22-Km Dullu Khurd Feroze Pur Road, Lahore

19. M/s Syed Traders 177-B Johar Town, Lahore

20. M/s Al-Rehman Meat Processor

(Pvt) LTd.

44-Rathore Park, Ameer Road Bilal Ganj,

Lahore

21. M/s Prime Tech 13-B, Fareed Plaza Shadman Market, Lahore

22. M/s Tariq Meat & Food 3.5 Km Raiwind, Manga Road, Lahore

23. M/s Zabiha Meat Company Lahore

24. M/s Asia Livestock Lahore

25. M/s Ejaz Qadir & Sons Lahore

26. M/s Punjab Agric Meat & Co. Lahore

27. M/s S.M. Enterprises Muredkey, Lahore

28. M/s Hamza Halal Food Al-Safa Karobar, Saddar Carpet, Khyber

Bazar, Peshawar

29. M/s Munir Meat Company Peshawar

3. Veterinary laboratories:

3.1. General breakdown of the organisation of public and private veterinary laboratories for

diagnostic and/or research purposes), mention of international/regional accreditation

(reference laboratories) and biological hazard safety status;

At the federal level, the veterinary laboratory services are provided by Animal Health Program

of the National Agricultural Research Centre; National Poultry Reference Laboratory at NARC

and National Veterinary Laboratory of the Federal Ministry of National Food Security and

Research.

The National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) Islamabad is the main research center of

the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) in Pakistan. The Animal Sciences Institute

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is one of the major research institutes located at the NARC premises. This institute

has the mandate to conduct, coordinate, and facilitate multidisciplinary basic and applied

research in the arena of livestock and fisheries. The institute comprises of eight programs

relating to different disciplines like Animal Health, Animal Nutrition, Animal Breeding &

Genetics, Dairy Technology, Animal Reproduction and Aquaculture & Fisheries (Anonymous,

2010).

National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD), also located at NARC

Islamabad, deals with the issues of avian health diagnosis and research in Pakistan.

Established by the Federal Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (now Federal Ministry

of National Food Security & Research), the National Veterinary Laboratory (NVL) is also

located at the NARC premises. It serves as the national reference laboratory on livestock

diseases. The sections of Disease Diagnostics, Vaccine Quality Control and Residues and

Drug Testing are equipped with modern techniques and equipment

At the provincial level, the veterinary laboratory services are provided by eight Veterinary

Vaccine Production & Research Institutes established by the provincial L&DDs. Three

institutes are located each in Punjab (Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) Lahore; Foot &

Mouth Disease Research Center (FMDRC) Lahore; Poultry Research Institute (PRI)

Rawalpindi) and Sindh (PRI Karachi; Sindh Poultry Vaccine Production Center (SPVPC);

Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (CVDL) Hyderabad). There is one institute each in

Baluchistan (Center for Advance Studies in Vaccinology & Animal Biotechnology -CASVAB)

and Khyber Pakhtoon Khwa (VRI). With minor variation in terms of focus, major functions of

these institutes include production of vaccines against animal diseases; production of diagnostic

reagents; provision of diagnostic facilities to livestock farmers; conducting research on

parasitic, microbial and other infectious diseases and training of professional and para-

professional staff.

3.2. List of laboratories, accredited by the official veterinary services, including their

location(s) and field of expertise/competence;

Pakistan has recently been included in the list of countries having equivalence status for

accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories all over the world. Pakistan National

Accreditation Council (PNAC) provides the accreditation services to the public as well as

private sector laboratories. So far, the following two veterinary laboratories have been

accredited by the PNAC:

S.No. Name and Location of Laboratory Scope

1. WTO Laboratory, University of Veterinary &

Animal Sciences. Lahore

ISO/IEC

17025

2. University Diagnostic Laboratory, University of

Veterinary & Animal Sciences. Lahore

ISO/IEC

17025

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The Trade Related Technical Assistance Program (TRTA-II) funded by EU and implemented

by UNIDO, has identified following veterinary laboratories of Pakistan to provide support for

their accreditation:

S.No. Name and Location of Laboratory Scope

1. ELISA Laboratory, NVL Islamabad Twinning

arrangement with

OIE Ref.Lab.

2. PCR Laboratory, NVL Islamabad ISO 17025 as a

chemical testing lab.

3. Molecular Biology Testing Laboratory, NRLPD

Islamabad.

Affiliation with OIE

4. Serology Testing Laboratory, NRLPD Islamabad. Affiliation with OIE

5. Virology Testing Laboratory,NRLPD Islamabad. Affiliation with OIE

6. Microbiology Testing Laboratory, AQD Karachi ISO/IEC

17025

7. Chemical Testing Laboratory, AQD Karachi ISO 17025 as a

chemical testing lab.

4. Quarantine & animal movement control:

4.1. List of international veterinary border posts (air, sea, land)

S.No. Location Route

1. Karachi (Sindh) Sea, Air

2. Khokhrapar (Sindh) Land

3. Lahore (Punjab) Land, Air

4. Islamabad Air

5. Torkhum (KPK) Land

6. Chaman (Baluchistan) Land

7. Khunjrab (Gilgit Baltistan) Land

8. Quetta (Baluchistan) Air

9. Peshawar (KPK) Air

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4.2. List and location of animal quarantine facilities

S.No. Location of Quarantine Facility

1. Director Animal Quarantine Department Karachi (Sindh)

2. Animal Quarantine Laboratory Karachi

3. Animal Quarantine Station , National Hugh Way. Karachi

4. Animal Quarantine Office Lahore (Punjab)

5. Animal Quarantine Office Sialkot (Punjab)

6. Animal Quarantine Office Multan (Punjab)

7. Animal Quarantine Office Islamabad

8. Animal Quarantine Office Peshawar (KPK)

9. Animal Quarantine Office Quetta (Baluchistan)

10. Animal Quarantine Office Gawadar (Baluchistan)

4.3. VS border posts chain of command

Livestock Wing of the Ministry of National Food Security & Research (NFS&R), headed by the

Animal Husbandry Commissioner (ex-officio CVO) , develops policy guidelines and standard

operating procedures to regulate the import/ export of animals and their products. The Animal

Quarantine Department (AQD) of the Livestock Wing provides quarantine services to the

importers or exporters of animals and animal products. The AQD is headed by a Director who

coordinate, monitor and supervise the provision of quarantine services by different Animal

Quarantine Offices/ Laboratories and veterinary border posts as mentioned under section 4.1.

5. Procedures for the control and availability of Veterinary medicines and biologicals:

As stated in section 2.3 of Chapter-I, the registration and licensing of imported as well as locally

manufactured human/ veterinary drugs and biologics, their storage, distribution and quality

control are regulated under the Drug Control Act 1976. Drug Controlling Offices are established

at the federal and provincial levels which are linked with the district level Drug Inspectors

throughout the country.

After the devolution under the 18th

Constitutional Amendment, the Government has established

an independent Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) in order to provide effective

coordination and enforcement of Drug Act 1976 and to bring harmony in interprovincial trade

and commerce of drugs and therapeutic goods. The DRAP is still passing through its phase of

establishment and, once become fully functional, will regulate the manufacture, import, export,

storage, distribution and sale of human as well as veterinary therapeutic goods.

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As per prescribed procedures, all pharmaceutical companies involved in local

manufacture/import of human as well as veterinary drugs and biological shall apply for

registration with the Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Registration Division and Biological Drugs

Division of DRAP, respectively. The applications are evaluated, manufacturing units (local or

abroad) are inspected and qualifying companies are issued licence of manufacturing/import by

the Drug Licensing Division. Each pharmaceutical company maintains a network of distributors

for supply of its drugs/ vaccines in different parts of the country. Medicines and vaccines

prescribed by the medical and veterinary practitioners are made available at several thousand

medical stores/retail outlets throughout the country. For large scale dairy/meat farming and

poultry farming, the companies supplying feed or breeding services also provide veterinary

medicines/vaccines to their clients as a part of the package deal.

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III. INTERACTION WITH STAKE-HOLDERS

1. List of national organizations (producers etc),involved in livestock production and

allied agriculture industries (slaughter, export & import of animals and their

products)

There is no public sector national organization involved in livestock production. Several

Livestock Farmers/ Breeders Associations/ Producer Groups were formed in Punjab and Sindh

over the last two decades. Formation of these associations was generally linked with some

Dairy/Meat Development Projects of federal/ provincial governments and with the completion

of projects, these Associations/ Producer Groups gradually disappeared.

Pakistan Dairy Association with its headquarters at Lahore works for the development of private

sector commercial dairy farms and dairy processing units. Livestock and Dairy Development

Board (LDDB), a government guaranteed private company established in 2006 by the defunct

Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (now Ministry of National Food Security &

Research), was given the mandate of promoting livestock production (milk production, meat

production, genetic improvement of indigenous dairy animals) in the country. However, since

June 2011, the LDDB is practically non-functional. Recently, the Punjab Government has

established the Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) with the mandate

almost similar to that of LDDB.

As described in Capter II (Section 2), the public sector slaughter houses are controlled by the

Local Governments. There are 29 modern slaughter houses in the private sector. These slaughter

houses are represented by following organizations:

i. Animal and Meat Exporters Association

ii. All Pakistan Meat Exporters & Processors Association

(www.apmepa.com)

During 2011, the Punjab Government established the Punjab Agriculture & Meat Company

(PAMCO) with the objective to promote export oriented high quality beef and mutton

production in the province.

Livestock Wing of the Ministry of National Food Security & Research at Islamabad regulates

the import/ export of live animals and their products under the Trade Policy Order issued by the

Ministry of Commerce.

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2. List of national consumer organizations

NIL

3. Permanent Delegate to the OIE:

Name and address:

Dr. Rafiq-ul Hassan Usmani

Animal Husbandry Commissioner

Livestock Wing

Ministry of National Food Security and Research

8th

Floor, Shaheed-e-Millat Secretariat

Blue Area ISLAMABAD

PAKISTAN

Professional functions:

(i) Regulation of international trade of livestock and livestock products.

(ii) Communication and cooperation with regional and international organizations

relating to livestock.

(iii) Formulation of national policies & plans for livestock development.

(iv) Developing national programs/projects for animal disease control.

(v) Coordination for implementation of livestock related national programs/projects

with the livestock departments of provinces.

4. List of Animal Disease Reports submitted to the OIE during the past 12 months

Annual Animal Disease Situation Report for 2012 (Submitted in May 2013)

5. Veterinary Statutory Body:

5.1. Mandate and Scope:

MIn order to regulate the registration, practice and conduct of the veterinarians to establish

uniform standards of basic and higher qualifications in veterinary medicine and surgery, a

veterinary educational statutory body under the name of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council

(PVMC) was enacted in 1996. The Council is a body corporate having perpetual succession and

a common seal with powers to acquire, hold and dispose of property and enter into contract and

shall be its name sue or be used.

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5.2. Composition:

The Council consist of:

(a) one member from each Province to be nominated by the Provincial Government;

(b) one member each to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor of each University

from among the members of the Veterinary and the Animal Husbandry Faculty

of the University;

(c) four members to be elected from among themselves by the Central Executive

Committee of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association, a society registered

under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860);

(d) four members to be nominated by the Federal Government of whom at least one

shall be member of the Remount Veterinary and Corps;

(e) one member each to be nominated by the Head of each Veterinary Institution in

Pakistan which trains for a recognized veterinary qualification form among its

teaching staff; and

(f) Animal Husbandry commissioner, Livestock Division, Government of Pakistan.

No person is qualified to be elected or nominated as a member of the Council unless:-

(i) he is registered with the council; and

(ii) he possesses a recognized veterinary qualification obtained not less than five

years before his election or nomination:

The Council have a President and a Vice President to be elected by the members from among

themselves. There is an Executive Committee of the Council which consist of the President, the

Vice-President and five members to be elected by the council from among its members. In

addition to the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon it by this Act. The Executive

Committee exercises such powers and discharge such duties as may be prescribed. In addition to

the Executive Committee, the Council may constitute such other committees for general or

special purposes as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

5.3. Functions:

i) An important function of the PVMC is the recognition of Veterinary and Animal

Husbandry qualifications granted by Veterinary Institutions in Pakistan. The

veterinary qualification granted by veterinary institutions outside Pakistan is

recognized veterinary qualifications for the proposes of this Act.

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ii) At any time the Council may enter into negotiations with the appropriate authority in

any State or Country outside Pakistan for the settling of a scheme of reciprocity for

the recognition of veterinary qualifications.

iii) Every veterinary institution in Pakistan which train for, or grants, or both trains for

and grants a recognized veterinary qualification shall furnish such information as the

Council may, for time to time, require as to:-

(a) the courses of the study and examination to be undergone in orde to obtain such

qualification;

(b) the minimum age at which such courses of study can be undertaken on admission

in the institution;

(c) examination required to be undergone prior to such qualifications being

conferred, and

(d) generally as to the requisites for obtaining such qualification.

iv) The Executive Committee shall appoint such number of inspectors as it may deem

necessary:-

(a) to attend at any or all of the examinations held by veterinary institutions in

Pakistan for the purpose of granting recognized qualifications or in respect of

which recognition has been sought;

(b) to look into research projects and technical facilities available at any veterinary

institution of Pakistan for evaluating any short falls or deficiencies and assessing

the requirements of such institutions in terms of expertise and equipments.

v) The Council shall maintain in the prescribe manner a register in which shall be

entered the names and other particulars of persons possessing recognized veterinary

qualifications whose applications for registration as veterinarian are from time to

time granted by the Council.

vi) To ensure that no person other than a registered veterinary practitioner shall hold any

veterinary position in private or public sector. The certificate required to be obtained

from a veterinary practitioner shall not be valid unless issued by a person who is

registered with the Council.

vii) To ensure that no person shall be entitled to recover any charge in any count of law

for any vetro-legal advice or attendance, or for the performance of any oration, or for

any medicine prescribed or supplied unless he is a registered veterinary practitioner.

viii) The Council shall furnish such reports, abstract of its accounts, and other

information to the Federal Government as it may require. The Federal Government

may publish in such manner as it may think if any, report, copy, abstract, or other

information furnished to it under this Act.

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IV. ACCESS TO MARKETS

1. Description of systems/programmes for animal identification and traceability. More than 50 percent of the buffalo and cattle population in Sindh is owned by small, subsistent farmers

who keep 1-4 animals, while a further 30 percent are owned by medium scale market-oriented

farmers that maintain a herd size of 5-10 buffaloes/cows. About 15 percent large ruminants are

maintained at peri-urban dairy colonies located around almost all big towns and cities. The

remaining 5 percent are kept at the Government Livestock Farms and Large scale corporate

dairy farms established by the private sector.

No system of animal identification is followed by the subsistence farmers who keep

1-4 dairy animals. These farmers identify their animals by their physical appearance e.g. shape

of horns, color of body coat, color of eyes, length of tail, etc. The animal identification system is

also not practiced by the medium scale market-oriented rural farmers and

peri-urban dairy colonies, however, some of them brand their animal with some specific symbol

like a cross or circle. For the purpose of sale/ purchase and for keeping the record of their

treatment, de-worming or vaccination, animals are identified under the name of their owner.

There is also no system of animal identification for the small ruminant. Under each of their

production system (nomadic, transhumant and sedentary systems) the flocks remain under

continuous supervision of shepherds round the clock. Majority of sheep and goats are sold/

purchased under the name and address of their owner.

In brief, only a few thousand cattle and buffaloes maintained at government livestock farms or

at large sized commercial corporate dairy farms (keeping imported dairy cattle) carry ear tags

and/or branded numbers for their identification.

2. Description on animal disease control zones and compartments

Pakistan actively participated in the global program for eradication of Rinderpest. The

rinderpest eradication program started in Pakistan in 2000-2001 and successfully completed in

2006. The OIE notified Pakistan as a rinderpest free country in 2007. Another success story is

that of freedom from Avian Influenza H5N1 since July 2008.

At present, no animal disease control zones or compartments exist in the country. The

government of Punjab has recently agreed in principle to establish a disease free zone in

Cholistan which is a desert area located in southern part of the province. No animal disease

control zones or compartments are in the process of being set up by the official veterinary

services of other provinces.

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ANNEX

1. SUMMARY TABLES OF THE LATEST AVAILABLE LIVESTOCK

POPULATIONS:-

Table 1.1. A summary of the livestock population of Pakistan per region in 2006 Livestock

Census.

Name of

State / Region Livestock population (million heads)

Cattle Sheep Goat Buffalo Camel Equidae Poultry

( Punjab 14.41 6.36 19.83 17.75 0.20 2.45 25.91

Sindh 6.93 3.96 12.57 7.34 0.28 1.06 14.14

NWFP (KPK) 5.97 3.36 9.60 1.93 0.06 0.71 27.70

Baluchistan 2.25 12.80 11.78 0.32 0.38 0.54 5.91

TOTAL for

Country

29.56 26.49 53.79 27.33 0.92 4.77 73.65

Table 1.2. Cattle population (million heads) per type of production and per region for 2006

Livestock Census.

Name of State / region Type of production

Dairy production Beef production Other (stud

farming etc)

Total numbers Total

slaughtered

Punjab 7.376 N.A. 2.714 0.636

Sindh 3.655 N.A. 1.394 0.328

NWFP (KPK) 3.038 N.A. 1.092 0.959

Baluchistan 2.253 N.A. 0.349 0.514

TOTAL for Country 29.56 N.A. 5.549 2.437

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Table 1.3. Sheep population (million heads) per type of production and per region for 2006

Livestock Census

Sheep

State / Region Total number

of dairy sheep

Total number of

breeding sheep

Total number of

sheep for mutton

Number of sheep

slaughtered

Punjab NA 4.780 6.361 3.200

Sindh NA 2.754 3.958 1.550

NWFP (KPK) NA 2.296 3.363 1.230

Baluchistan NA 8.288 12.804 3.771

TOTAL for Country NA 18.118 26.486 9.751

Table 1.4. Goat population(million heads) per type of production and per region for 2006

Livestock Census

Goats

State / Region Total number

of dairy goats

Total number of

breeding goats

Total number of

goats for meat

production

Number of goats

slaughtered

Punjab N.A 14.039 19.831 8.248

Sindh N.A. 8.948 12.572 5.325

NWFP (KPK) N.A. 6.630 8.599 3.562

Baluchistan N.A. 8.268 11.784 4.752

TOTAL for Country N.A. 37.885 52.786 21.877

Table 1.5. Buffalo population (million heads) per type of production and per region for

2006 Livestock Census.

Name of State

/ region Type of production

Dairy production Beef production Other (stud

farming etc)

Total numbers Total

slaughtered

Punjab 9.896 N.A 3.099 0.149

Sindh 4.392 N.A. 1.516 0.129

NWFP (KPK) 1.089 N.A. 0.367 0.097

Baluchistan 0.319 N.A. 0.054 0.020

TOTAL for Country 15.696 N.A. 5.036 0.395

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Table 1.6. Pig population per type of production and per region.

Pigs

State / Region Total number of

breeding pigs

Total number of

pigs for pork

production

Total number of pigs slaughtered

TOTAL for Country NIL NIL NIL

Table 1.7. Poultry population (million number) per type of production (Rural Backyard

Poultry) and per region for 2006 Livestock Census

Poultry

State / Region Total number of

poultry

Total number

slaughtered

Total number egg production

Punjab 25.716 6.700 1254

Sindh 13.862 7.462 697

NWFP (KPK) 27.476 12.790 1290

Baluchistan 5.895 3.162 243

TOTAL for Country 72.949 30.114 3484*

*Estimated number as reported in Economic Survey of Pakistan (2006-07).

Table 1.8. Poultry population (million number) per type of production (Commercial

Poultry) and per region for 2006 Livestock Census

Poultry

State / Region Total number of

poultry

Total number

slaughtered

Total number egg production

(Millions)

Punjab 171 133 2406

Sindh 95 74 1336

NWFP (KPK) 178 138 2472

Baluchistan 33 26 468

TOTAL for Country 477* 371* 6682*

*Estimated number as reported in Economic Survey of Pakistan (2006-07).

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Table 1.9. Number of farmed game / rabbits / other and annual slaughter.

Farmed game / Rabbits / Other

State / Region Number of

farmed (name

species)

Number of

farmed (name

species)

Number of

farmed (name

species)

Number of farmed

game animals

slaughtered

(indicate species)

TOTAL for Country NA NA NA NA

2. SUMMARY TABLES OF THE LATEST AVAILABLE LIVESTOCK / PRODUCT

IMPORT / EXPORT DATA:-

Table 2.1. IMPORTS of animals and animal products in 2009-10

SPECIES Quantity Country of

Origin

Type of

transport

Port of Entry Final Destination

Dairy Cattle 3427 Australia By air Karachi Different Private

Dairy Farms in

Punjab and Sindh.

Type of

animal

PRODUCT

Quantity

(Metric Tons)

Milk

Products

(Cream &

Baby Food

Formulae)

43056 USA, France,

Germany,

Ireland

Netherland,

Australia,

Newzealand,

Singapur,

Turkey ,etc.

By air Karachi

Lahore

Different cities &

Towns of Pakistan.

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Table 2.2. EXPORTS of animals and animal products in 2009-10

SPECIES Quantity

(Number)

Place /

Abattoir of

Origin

Type of

transport

Port of Exit Final Destination

Cattle (for

meat)

156275 All provinces By road

By ship

Sindh

Baluchistan

K.P.K

Afghanistan

Kuwait,Bahrain,

UAE

Buffaloes

(for meat)

118214 -do- -do- -do- -do-

Sheep &

Goats (for

meat)

38485 -do- -do- -do- -do-

Camel (for

meat)

2000 Sindh &

Baluchistan

By ship Karachi Kuwait, S.Arabia

TOTAL

LIVE

ANIMALS

314974 All provinces By road

By ship

Sindh

Baluchistan

K.P.K

Afghanistan

Kuwait,Bahrain,

UAE & S.Arabia

-

Type of

animal

PRODUCT

Quantity

(Metric Tons)

Slaughter

Houses

/Abbatoirs

Number

Mutton 10237 Sindh= 07

Punjab= 13

KPK= 01

By air/sea Sindh, Punjab

& KPK

Afghanistan,

Behrain,UAE, ,

Kuwait, Masqat,

Oman & S.Arabia

and Qatar.

Beef 21697 -do- -do- -do- -do-

Camel Meat 5045 -do- -do- -do- -do-

TOTAL

MEAT 36979

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3. INFORMATION ON THE VETERINARY AND ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL,

INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF POSTS FILLED AND VACANT:-

Table 3.1. Official Veterinary Services

Permanent personnel : Animal Health and Disease Control

Veterinary staff Administrative staff

(non-veterinary)

Veterinary

paraprofessionals and other

Technical staff*

Filled posts Vacant

posts

Filled

posts

Vacant

posts

Filled posts Vacant

posts

National SVS

Livestock Wing M/O

NFS&R Islamabad 04 01 21 -- 01 --

Animal Sciences

Institute (ASI) NARC 21 -- 26 -- 55 --

Animal Quarantine

Department 09 09 43 04 08 02

Provincial - SPP

PUNJAB 1916 5854 5492

SINDH 356 2085 773

KHYBER

PAKHTOON KHAW 387 70 1757 40 1215 30

BALUCHISTAN 107 27 778 -- 863 75

TOTAL 2800 107 10564 44 8407 107

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Table 3.2. Veterinary Public Health

Permanent personnel Veterinary Public Health*

Veterinary staff Administrative staff Veterinary

paraprofessionals and other

Technical staff*

Filled posts Vacant

posts

Filled

posts

Vacant

posts

Filled posts Vacant

posts

National SVS

Vet Public Health

02 -- INA INA -- --

Provincial - SPP

PUNJAB

60 10 INA INA -- --

SINDH

50 06 INA INA -- --

KHYBER

PAKHTOON KHAW

40 10 INA INA -- --

BALUCHISTAN

45 09 INA INA -- --

TOTAL

197 35 INA INA -- --

*Includes Meat Inspectors (Veterinarians) appointed by District Municipal Governments and

Food Inspectors (Non Veterinarians) appointed by Provincial Food Departments.

INA: Information Not Available

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Table 3.3. Veterinary Laboratory Staff

Permanent personnel Veterinary Laboratory Services

Veterinary staff Administrative staff Veterinary

paraprofessionals and other

Technical staff*

Filled posts Vacant

posts

Filled

posts

Vacant

posts

Filled posts Vacant

posts

National SVS

National Veterinary

Lab. Islamabad 14 -- 32 -- 05 01

National Ref. Lab for

Poultry Diseases

(NRLPD) NARC

03 -- 02 -- 02 --

Animal Quarantine

Department 02 03 40 03 11 03

Provincial - SPP

PUNJAB 241 36 601 -- 414 45

SINDH 32 -- 106 -- 36 --

KHYBER

PAKHTOON KHAW 49 20 189 12 94 05

BALUCHISTAN 64 -- 274 -- 123 --

TOTAL 405 59 1244 15 685 54

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4. Data on human resources relevant to the VS (i.e. public sector and private sector) and

geographic distribution

Table 4.1. Official Veterinary Services by Function

Human Resources in VS per geographical distribution and function

No. employed per function / duty

Official Veterinarians

(Public Service)

Veterinary paraprofessionals and other

Technical staff*

Admin Field Lab Vet Public

Health

Dip

Tank

Assist.

Promotores

pecuarios

Border

control

Other

National SVS 15 - 33 02 14 INA 10 -

Provincial - SPP

PUNJAB 116 1821 220 60 5492 INA - -

SINDH 42 320 26 50 773 INA - -

KHYBER

PAKHTOON KHAW 51 345 40 40 1215 INA - -

BALUCHISTAN 25 92 54 45 863 INA - -

TOTAL 249 2578 373 197 8357 INA 10 -

Table 4.2. Private Veterinary Services

Human Resources in VS per geographical distribution and function

Private Veterinarians

Region / Province Number Type of practice

Federal 12 85 -90% provide clinical services to Pet animal and Fancy Birds

Punjab 180 --do--

A 175 --do--

Khyber Pakhtoon

Khwa 45 --do--

Baluchistan 25 --do--

TOTAL 437