Minutes of 340th meeting of Registration Board held on 1st – 2nd October, 2024

The Drug Registration Board convened 340th meeting on October 1 – 2, 2024, in the Committee Room of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan, Prime Minister National Health Complex, Park Road, Islamabad. The minutes of the meeting are hereby circulated for the information of all stakeholders.

Caution Regarding Fake Emails Impersonating DRAP Officials

It has come to our attention that some individuals are receiving fraudulent emails impersonating officials of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). Please be advised that all official DRAP correspondence comes from email addresses ending with @dra.gov.pk.

Stakeholders and the public are urged to remain vigilant and verify the authenticity of any communication. If in doubt, kindly contact DRAP through official channels.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan

Switch over from Web Based One Customs (WEBOC) to Pakistan Single Window (PSW) for submission and issuance of all types Drug Import Licenses (DILs) and issuance of electronic release orders through PSW’s Single Declaration (SD) system.

We are pleased to announce that, effective October 8, 2024, the clearance of commercial imports (HC type) of all commodities (Drugs) requiring a Drug Import License (DIL) mandated by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) being imported at customs stations of Peshawar and Islamabad are being switched from WeBOC to PSW system. All the DRAP-related commodities (Drugs) will be completely shifted over to PSW, and clearance will be subject to the electronic issuance of a Release Order by DRAP through the filing of a Single Declaration (SD) on all customs stations located in Peshawar and Islamabad.

All traders/importers engaged in the import of these commodities falling under the purview of DRAP are informed to file Single Declaration (Imports) through PSW System for issuance of electronic Release Order from DRAP and Customs clearance of their import consignments w.e.f. 08th October 2024.