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General elections in 2023 will be held under new census: Asad Umar

COVID-19 vaccination across Pakistan crosses 15-crore mark

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

Cabinet committee okays summary on validation of IPPs deal process

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ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has approved a summary submitted by the Power Division regarding the process of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) agreements. The Cabinet committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar. After detailed discussion, the committee approved the proposal that the … Read more

1.5 million More vaccines will reach Pakistan today: Asad Umar

Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that 1.5 million more vaccines will reach Pakistan today.

In a post on Twitter, the minister wrote, “Last week June 12-18, more than 23 lac vaccinations were done at a rate of 332,877 per day. This is the highest so far in any week.”

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“With 1.5 million vaccines arriving today and another almost 5 million in next 10 days, InshAllah next week will be a new record. Well done Pakistan,” he further concluded

Meanwhile, Pakistan has reported 37 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 948,268. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 21,977.

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Final decision to be made by government only: Education Minister

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Education Minister of Sindh, Saeed Ghani said today (Aug 6) that the private body cannot take any decision on reopening of schools, the final decision will be made by the government. According to the details, the education minister announced that the final decision on reopening of schools lies with the government and if the health … Read more

Four projects worth 289 billion rupees approved by ECNEC

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Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved four projects worth 289 billion rupees. According to the details, Asad Umar in his tweets informed that projects approved by today’s meeting of Ecnec include Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway, Hoshab-Awaran-Khuzdar section of M8, Swat … Read more