Turkiye to help produce FMD vaccine

Türkiye has offered technical cooperation to help Pakistan develop local foot-and-mouth disease vaccine production, The Express Tribune reported. Turkish Ambassador Dr Irfan Nezirolu told Federal Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain that a Turkish technical team would visit Pakistan to assess possible collaboration, following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to seek Ankara’s support.

The discussions also covered livestock expertise and training: Pakistan is considering sending an initial 30 people to Türkiye as part of a proposed programme for 100 trainees. The ministry is coordinating with the Higher Education Commission on institutions and course priorities, while officials are examining lessons from recent exchanges between the two countries. The cooperation is tied to disease-free zones and improved access to overseas meat markets; the meeting also discussed possible olive-processing projects in several Pakistani regions.