Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Friday claimed that Pakistan set a new record with 2.24 million Covid-19 vaccinations in a day. Read more: Asad Umar reminds public coronavirus still exists Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), a military-run body that oversees the pandemic response, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday said the world should be better prepared for the next pandemic, particularly, in how to collaborate effectively to ensure a more robust and just response. Asad Umar said this retweeting the Ministry of National Health Services’ tweet which said British High Commissioner Christian Turner … Read more
The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Monday allowed 50% spectators capacity, previous was 25% for the second leg of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 that is scheduled to undergo in Lahore from February 10. Furthermore, the authority also allowed the entry of children under the age of 12 into the venue. During … Read more
KARACHI: Careem and National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) have partnered to map 600 government vaccination centres on its Super App, a statement said. As a result of this partnership, people can now book a ride to and from the centres to get their vaccination or boosters shots, following the outbreak in the Omicron variant … Read more
Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at a meeting in Islamabad on Monday approved four road infrastructure projects for Punjab valuing Rs130 billion. Read more: Scrutiny committee formed to probe funding of PPP, PML-N: Asad Umar In a tweet, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said the road projects include Kamalia-Shorkot-Chowk Azam-Layyah; Hasilpur-Bahawalnagar; … Read more
Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will form the government in Sindh post 2023 elections. Talking to the media in Karachi on Sunday, he said the province is being ruled by dacoits for the past 13 years. Read more: Planning Minister Asad Umar says Karachi witnessed real … Read more
Federal Planning and Minister Asad Umar said Karachi experienced real urban development during Pervez Musharraf’s era, adding that the megacity was kept deprived of facilities by the ruling party of Sindh. While addressing a function regarding the restoration of the Cooperative Market in Karachi on Saturday, Umar compared the development in Karachi between the rule … Read more
The Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) Board on Tuesday approved the project proposal and transaction structure for development and operation of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) Project. Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar chaired the 19th Public-Private Partnership Authority (P3A) Board meeting to review the KCR project. The Board reviewed the key statistics … Read more
Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday said record economic growth had put the country on the road to progress and prosperity despite of corona pandemic and global inflation. Addressing a press conference at the Circuit House, Faisalabad, he said that National Accounts Committee in its meeting had made … Read more
ISLAMABAD: To combat the rise in coronavirus infections across the country, the National Command and Operation Centre has decided to undertake a new set of non-pharmaceutical measures. The decision was made during the National Command and Operation Centre meeting in Islamabad, which was headed by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar. Following consultations with … Read more
LASBELA: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said the government was taking practical measures to provide relief to the common man along with development of economy. He said this while talking to a delegation of local industrialists during his visit to the world’s third largest ship breaking yard at Gadani in Balochistan. Read … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday said that more than 100 million people had received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine. While, in a tweet he said, around 75 million people were fully vaccinated. Read more: Pakistan breaks 1,500 daily mark in covid cases since October last year Describing … Read more
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has warned on Monday that coronavirus still exists as daily cases in the country rise above 1,600. He was addressing a prize distribution ceremony among workers who rendered their best performance in the anti-Covid vaccination drive, in Islamabad on Monday, said Radio Pakistan. Read more: Pakistan breaks 1,500 mark … Read more
Federal Minister for Planning and Development and National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chief Asad Umar has ruled out the option of imposing lockdown in the country ‘for now’ as daily Covid-19 cases cross 1000 mark on Thursday. Read more: Covid-19 cases cross 1000 mark in Pakistan after three months Talking to a local TV … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday said a scrutiny committee had been formed to probe funding of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N). “The committee should be asked to submit its report. I have no doubt that when the investigation report on foreign funding of parties would … Read more
As the country braces for the fifth wave of coronavirus and the rise in Omicron cases, Pakistan on Monday reported 708 Covid cases—the highest since October. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), some 45,643 tests were conducted across the country during the last 24 hours. Out of them, 708 samples returned positive … Read more
National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chief and Federal Planning Minister, Asad Umar, warns that clear evidence of the beginning of another Covid-19 wave is evident in the country. Taking to his Twitter account on Sunday, NCOC chief wrote, “Clear evidence now of a beginning of another covid wave which has been expected for last … Read more
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), a body that oversees the Covid-19 operations in Pakistan, announced on Friday that Pakistan successfully achieved the target of vaccinating 70million people by year’s end that some people thought was impossible. Read more: Covid-19 vaccinations in Pakistan crosses … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Thursday said that the government had simplified the process of investment in the Special Economic Zones of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for the international investors. Read more: Two new motorway projects worth Rs314bn added to CPEC “The government has developed a mechanism to facilitate … Read more
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar revealed on Monday that the total number of Covid-19 vaccine shots administered in the country has crossed 15 crores. Read more: Coronavirus booster vaccination of fully immunised people starts in K-P In a statement on Twitter, the minister said that Punjab leads the way in provinces as … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A second sub-committee of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was held in Islamabad, a statement said on Thursday. The Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar chaired the meeting where the progress of the main SDGs goals on poverty, unemployment, health, education, and the environment was … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Saturday said that the need for coronavirus vaccination had become more urgent with the arrival of the Omicron variant in the country. Read more: NIH confirms Pakistan’s first Omicron case after analysing samples “With [the] arrival of omicron variant the need for vaccination [is] even … Read more
ISLAMABAD: To meet the electricity requirement of Gwadar 132kV line has been built and it will be connected with the national grid soon. This was stated during the fourth meeting of the Pak-China Relations Steering Committee, which was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday. … Read more
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Sunday that the party can not afford to wait more hence it will start a movement all over the province as time for decision has arrived in Sindh. Speaking in a media talk at Karachi, the minister said that the government reserves … Read more
KARACHI: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service in the provincial capital of Sindh on December 10. Umar took to his official Twitter handle and announced that the premier will inaugurate Karachi’s first modern transport system, greenline … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Friday directed authorities to complete land acquisition for Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway on a priority basis, so as to start construction of the project in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Chairing a review meeting of major development projects in Islamabad, he directed the National Highway … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday reviewed the implementation plan of major projects of the Public Sector Development Programme. The minister was briefed about the progress of hiring private specialist firms for monitoring and major development projects. The meeting was informed about the progress on two major roads … Read more
