Pakistan, Oct. 19 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced plans on Monday to establish a national plant for producing livestock vaccines. The federal government will fund the facility to manufacture modern and effective vaccines for animals.

Shehbaz directed officials to prepare a strategy within one week for establishing the plant. The proposed facility will operate at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), according to the Prime Minister's Office.

Officials informed the meeting that currently available livestock vaccines in Pakistan lacked approval from the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). The government aims to address this issue through domestic production of purified vaccines.

The prime minister also ord...