POLITICS — June 16, 2026

Monitoring Teams Assigned to Prevent Sale of Low-Quality Food and Medicine

The meeting, chaired by Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, also assessed the addition of essential medicines to the permitted list and improvements to the regulation system.

The Ehtebar Desk — originates with Hurriyat2 min read

Monitoring Teams Assigned to Prevent Sale of Low-Quality Food and Medicine
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Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, administrative deputy of the Prime Minister's Office, chaired a meeting of the food and medicine delegation.

The meeting decided to assign monitoring teams to prevent the purchase and sale of low-quality and expired food and medicines in the market.

Participants evaluated the inclusion of needed drugs in the permitted list and discussed ways to improve the medicine regulation system.

The decisions were announced in a statement issued by the Arg.

Read the original reporting at Hurriyat

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