Yes. Under Pakistan’s safe blood transfusion laws and provincial acts:

·       Any place that collects blood from donors, tests, stores, processes, or transfuses blood or blood components is required to be licensed by the relevant authority.

·       This applies to:

o   Hospital‑based blood banks (public and private).

o   Stand‑alone or regional blood centers.

o   NGO‑run and charitable blood banks.

o   Mobile donation setups and camps (they must operate under the license of a parent blood bank, not independently).

Unofficial, unlicensed centers and informal “camps” are not allowed and may be unsafe.