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Eid ul Fitr Mubarak – Blog Post #333 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #333 . Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . The Eid is here, finally. There was the usual wait for the announcement of moon sighting. The Minister of Science and Technology had already given his scientific version about Eid on Sunday 24 th . In fact, he had put up a sort of challenge to Ruet e Hilal Committee to give a different verdict if they could. Finally, the RHC announced quite late about moon sighting. The challenge from the Minister was misplaced and unnecessarily arrogant. He could have said the same things more decently and politely but then he would not be Fawad Chaudhry. Ruet e Hilal Committee w...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #329 . Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Ramadan comes every year and so does the confusion about work timings during the holy month. I think the variations have increased with time and it would be good to look at it. I went on an employment to Saudi Arabia in September 2003. I was working with a company manufacturing medical grade PVC resin which was at that time used for making infusion bags, infusion lines, blood lines and disposable syringe plungers. Later, most of these were switched to other polymers like PP. Our business was B to B (Business to Business) and a fair portion was exports. We worked straight hours, 8.00am to 5.00pm, Saturday to Wednesday; 8 ...

Ramadan – the Social Aspect – Blog Post #321 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #321 . Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Ramadan Kareem The holy Ramadan of 1441AH has just started. I pray that Allah Protects all of us from the current threat of COVID19, and Allah Gives us ‘taufeeq’ to fast in its true spirit, clean our souls from the dust of sins and wrongdoings, and make amends to become better persons. Aameen. I shall not talk about the religious aspects of Ramadan; I am not qualified to do so. I would rather talk about the social aspects and would like to take you down memory lane to the old times. Ramadan has been a special part of our social landscape for hundreds of ye...

  Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #312 . Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Continued from Previous…… Lockdown of this scale is a new experience for the whole world. The responses therefore are coming in jerks and starts. I urge that the government and private sector should not be criticized for inactions or incorrect actions. Things are getting better over time. We all pray that the pandemic is over soon. The recovery will be a long process with many casualties on the way. Pharma Industry may be considered as a less-affected industry, if not the least affected. Right from the beginning, Pharma companies were exempted from restrictions of lockdown. Gradually, the allied industries also recei...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #311 . Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Continued from Previous…… Government has decided to extend lockdown till 14 th April. We pray and hope this may not be extended further. Lockdown is taking its toll inexorably. Stress is also piling up besides other more talked about economic aspects. Stress is not limited to working adults; it is running in the whole family and among extended families. Dr. Huma Aslam, a Lahore based consultant psychiatrist whom I know and hold in high regard for compassion and competence, has recently made certain recommendations in a video message posted on her Facebook page. Please follow the link at the end to listen to the full post...