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A decision in principle to introduce a new law to curb trafficking in the cosmetics sector

Syed Zeeshan HaiderIslamabad Bureau Chief • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
A decision in principle to introduce a new law to curb trafficking in the cosmetics sector

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • The federal government took a principled decision to introduce a new law for the cosmetics sector to stop smuggling in the cosmetics sector.
  • In this regard, the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology, while reviewing the Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill 2026, has direc.
  • Officials of the Ministry of Law took a position that until the association is registered, how can it be given a place in the law.

The federal government took a principled decision to introduce a new law for the cosmetics sector to stop smuggling in the cosmetics sector.

In this regard, the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology, while reviewing the Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill 2026, has directed the Pakistan Cosmetics Manufacturers Association (PCMA) to register, while the Chairman Committee Senator Kamil Ali Agha said that no contract can be given to any association.

Officials of the Ministry of Law took a position that until the association is registered, how can it be given a place in the law.

According to the details, the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology was held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Senator Kamil Ali Agha, in which the agenda of the Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill 2026 was discussed in detail, during which the committee instructed the Pakistan Cosmetics Manufacturers Association (PCMA) to register.

Senator Kamil Ali Agha said that no contract can be given to any association, the association should register with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) after reaching 100 representatives and there should not be an impression in the law that only one association can be registered.

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Syed Zeeshan Haider

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