ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) on Thursday directed the Petroleum Division to ensure maximum gas supply with the focus on the implementation of a demand management plan as was approved by the Cabinet. The gas shortfall is likely to be doubled due to the severity of the weather in the coming days. A … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised that the timelines specified for the completion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects should be adhered to. The government of Pakistan is fully committed to the provisions of CPEC agreements, he said, while presiding over a high-level meeting held here to review the progress on CPEC projects. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar on Monday asserted that the only way to tackle the threat of the new Omicron variant was to delay the arrival of the virus in Pakistan by taking prompt actions and re-intensify the vaccination campaign across the country by utilizing extra resources. “The vaccination process was already going on but now we … Read more
Head of the National Command and Operation Centre Asad Umar announced on Saturday that Pakistan has restricted travel from six African countries and Hong Kong over the emergence of the new coronavirus variant. “Based on the emergence of the new Covid variant, notification has been issued [to] restrict travel from six South African countries and … Read more
Aiming at their arch-rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar alleged on Saturday that party supremo Nawaz Sharif wants a “judiciary that issues verdicts on the instructions issued phone”. “[Former prime minister] Nawaz Sharif wants a judiciary that issues verdict after taking instructions on the phone,” claimed Asad Umar in a tweet. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the federal government is focusing on 14 districts of Sindh under the Sindh Development Plan. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the implementation of Rs444 billion Sindh Development Plan, the prime minister said, the objective is to improve the socioeconomic status of the residents of Sindh. He … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar reviewed the progress of the proposed Slaughterhouse to be set up in Sector I-11/4, Islamabad. The meeting was informed that the total area of the slaughterhouse is 8,000 square-feet. The indoor coral area would initially process more than 15,000 animals/week. The Capital Development Authority … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The rapid pace of urbanisation and population growth and urban infrastructure are the priority areas. Further, efficient roads and digital networks are fundamental to employment and growth, a senior government official said. Meeting with John Hurley, USA’s alternative executive director at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board, Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), led by its president Muhammad Shakeel Munir, called on Minister for Planning Asad Umar and discussed with him the establishment of new Islamabad Industrial Zone project. Welcoming the newly-elected ICCI delegation, Asad Umar said that the existing industrial areas in Islamabad had exhausted … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Thursday said more than half of the students between the ages of 12 and 18 years had been inoculated against Covid-19. Asad Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), said the total number of students vaccinated so far exceeded 5.5 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) reported coronavirus cases below the 1000-mark across Pakistan for the second week in a row on Sunday, showing a sign of recovery by far from the pandemic. Pakistan reported 733 fresh coronavirus cases out of 48,192 tests conducted on Saturday, with a positivity ratio of 1.52 per cent. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has decided to lift the restrictions in cities with high vaccine uptake. A meeting was convened under the chairmanship of NCOC chief Asad Umar to review the pandemic situation in the country and also complete vaccination process in different cities. A statement issued by the NCOC said … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Asad Umar shared on Saturday that at least 70 million people have now received at one dose and 40 million are fully vaccinated across Pakistan. “The government is making progress to vaccinate the people,” he wrote in a tweet. He said the government had set a target of vaccinating 70 million people … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar on Thursday stressed the need for meeting the vaccination targets to avoid the fifth wave of Covid-19. In a tweet, the minister, who also heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), said if a large number of people remain unvaccinated, we remain vulnerable despite a sharp decline … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Monday said that the government had decided in principle to reduce the edible oil price by Rs45 to 50 per litre. “This will be achieved by reducing taxes on the edible oil. Sales tax on edible oil will be cut from 17 per cent to 8.50 … Read more
After witnessing a decline in the spread of the coronavirus, Planning Minister Asad Umar announced on Thursday that the National Command and Operation Centre has given the go-ahead to schools for the resumption of “normal classes” from October 11. “Based on the reduced level of disease spread and the launch of the school vaccination programme, … Read more
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar categorically said on Wednesday that the projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are transparent and carry no hidden debt. Reacting to a recent report of an American think tank on CPEC at a news conference in Islamabad, he said details about the corridor project had been shared … Read more
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Asad Umar Wednesday announced relaxation in eight cities with the highest level of COVID vaccination from October 01 (Friday). “The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has decided to relax restrictions in eight cities- Quetta, Peshawar, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Gilgit and Skardu,” he said while addressing a … Read more
Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar stated that the government would devote Rs 73.9 billion to spend on the health sector in different health schemes during the current fiscal year. However, he said in the current year’s Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2021-2022, Rs 21.7 billion had been allotted to the … Read more
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and Chairman National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the media team associated to the Centre for coordinated reporting and raising awareness on the pandemic. NCOC chair took to Twitter to extend kudos for the information team including the ISPR … Read more
The first batch of 40 Green Line BRT buses will reach Karachi port from China tonight (Saturday). A special service will be apprehended at Karachi port on Sunday in linking with the coming of BRT buses. Sindh Governor Imran Ismail will examine the buses at the port. The ceremony will be attended by Governor Sindh … Read more
The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has declared to ease constraints following the decline in the coronavirus cases amidst the fourth wave of pandemics. The meeting presided by Asad Umar, head of the National Command and Operations Center, revised the coronavirus condition in detail across the country and significant conclusions were made. Whereas, the … Read more
The first delivery of 40 Green Line BRT buses would reach Karachi port next week, stated the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar. While addressing a press conference along with Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Syed Ali Haider Zaidi at KPT Port House Karachi, he revealed about the Green Line Buses. … Read more
The 2023 general elections will be held under a new census, stated Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. “The Sindh government had collected all the census data themselves, however, they still protested,” said Umar. He said, “first time in [Pakistan’s] history, the census would be conducted using technology”. The census would … Read more
Pakistan has administered at least one dose of anti-Covid jabs to 5 crore people while more than 2 crores are fully vaccinated. Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and NCOC chairman Asad Umar said in a Tweet on Friday, “In the early days of the vaccination campaign we had set a daunting target of vaccinating … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar urged the people to follow the coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) as the number of critical care patients was at its highest level since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The NCOC chief, who is also the minister for planning, development and special … Read more
Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that 35 per cent of national eligible population had received at least one dose of anti-Covid vaccine. Taking to Twitter, the minister gave a province-wise break up saying Islamabad was at 69 per cent vaccinated, Azad Kashmir 51 per cent, Gilgit-Baltistan 39 per cent, Punjab … Read more
Federal Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Asad Umar revealed on Tuesday that Pakistan has administered 1.4 million vaccines in one day and set a new record. So far, 55.1 million vaccine doses have been directed in the country, declared the National Ministry of Health. In a tweet earlier in the day, Umar encouraged people … Read more
