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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
Table # Title Page #
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