74th meeting of Committee for Allocation of Quota of Controlled Substances was held in the Ministry of Narcotics Control on 19th March, 2021. Meeting was chaired by Capt (R) Akbar Hussain Durrani (TI)/PAS, Secretary, Ministry of Narcotics Control (MNC). Cases of 74 pharmaceutical companies were considered in the meeting. Secretary, MNC directed that warning should be issued pharmaceutical industry against creation of artificial shortage of essential medicines.