COMPULSORY LICENSES AGAINST PATENTED MEDICINES UNDER TRIPS: A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN IN COMPARISON OF OTHER COUNTRIES

Pakistan is a poor country where poverty stands at 78.4% when World Bank utilized the upper middle income rate ($5.5 per day) translating 179 million people. How such people can afford expensive medicines they are even not able to feed themselves for satisfying their hunger. On other hand, prices of have risen 80% in last four years. Such unjustified price hike caused by many factors including taking benefits loopholes policies, regulatory failures and most importantly remaining silent spectator. Government play vibrant role invoking permissible options under national as well international law. Apart from all procedural flaws, granting frequent patents against pharmaceutical products also main reason hiking. A state put barriers unqualified rights patent holders TRIPS Flexibilities like issuing compulsory licensing on its own terms meeting medical emergencies. When covid-19 hit world we witnessed various emergency responds which will be discussed this article what should been played countries. This special focuses with respect Pakistan. it issued imparts way access medicines.