GM corn technologies: Major breakthrough nears as grant of biosafety licences is reviewed

PSX Update • Oct 23, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s biotechnology sector may be on the verge of a landmark breakthrough as the National Biosafety Committee (NBC) convened to consider a range of biosafety applications, including long-pending cases related to Genetically Modified (GM) corn...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s biotechnology sector may be on the verge of a landmark breakthrough as the National Biosafety Committee (NBC) convened to consider a range of biosafety applications, including long-pending cases related to Genetically Modified (GM) corn technologies. The meeting comes at a pivotal time for the country’s agricultural sector following the approval of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Policy...