BAHAWALPUR: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said, the PDM parties don’t trust on each other and their move of a no-confidence motion is a failed attempt against the government. He made these remarks at Sadiqgarh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahab near here. Asad Umar said that previous governments […]
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KP govt trains 1 lac youth in IT sector: Asad Umar
PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government were trained 100,000 youth in IT sector which would further uplift IT industry in country. He said this while talking to media men during his visit to the concluding session of the two-day Digital Youth Summit held here […]
Govt to hold census for first time in history with 5 years’ gap: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Tuesday said the government was going to hold population census for the first time in Pakistan history with a gap of only five years. In a tweet, the minister said the cabinet had given the approval for holding a census using modern digital technology and […]
NCOC lifts additional NPIs in six high risk districts amid disease decline
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday decided to lift additional non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in six high districts due to gradual decline in disease prevalence from September 21. Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar chaired the NCOC session and reviewing the gradual decline in the disease to remove […]
Worker’s remittances surge by 29.4% in 11 months
ISLAMABAD: The remittances dispatched by the overseas Pakistani workers’ extended their unprecedented streak of above $2 billion for the 12th consecutive month in May as the remittances rose to US$ 26.7 billion during July-May 2020-21, higher by 29.4 percent over the same period last year. On a year-on-year basis, the workers’ remittances also jumped by […]
Covid positivity ratio plunges below 3% in Pakistan
The coronavirus positivity ratio in Pakistan has fallen below three percent as the country reported a further dip in the number of Covid cases and deaths, according to the figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday morning. on the other hand, Pakistan recorded 1,383 new coronavirus cases and 53 deaths […]
Covid vaccination centre opens at LCCI
LAHORE: A corona vaccination centre has been set up at Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) for the LCCI members. Commissioner Lahore Division Captain (R) Muhammad Usman inaugurated the vaccination centre along with the LCCI President Mian Tariq Misbah, Senior Vice President Nasir Hameed Khan and Vice President Tahir Manzoor Chaudhry here on Saturday. […]
Pakistan reports 84 Covid-19 deaths, 1,923 infections in a day
Pakistan has reported 84 deaths in the last 24 hours by Covid19 as the number of positive cases has surged to 930,511. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 21,189 on Saturday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,923 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past […]
A quarter billion dollars spent on Covid vaccine procurement: Asad
Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has disclosed that huge investment by the federal government has made it possible to accelerate the vaccination drive nationwide. The acceleration of vaccination drive in the country being made possible by huge investment by the federal govt. So far the procurement of vaccine has […]
‘No vaccine, no salary’, Covid-19 whip on govt employees in Sindh
The government employees will not receive their salaries unless and until they are vaccinated for COVID-19, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Aki Shahd said on Thursday. The main idea behind this is to encourage people to take the COVID-19 vaccine. The Sindh CM has issued an order of ‘no vaccination, no salary’ to Finance Department and […]