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Pakistan's Covid-19 monitoring body chief tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan's coronavirus-monitoring body, National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar has tested positive for the virus, he confirmed on Friday.
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Pak minister warns of tougher restrictions if people violate COVID
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said the government would impose stricter restrictions if people continued to violate guidelines to prevent spread of the virus
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Pakistan's COVID-19 cases getting worse with each passing day: Fed
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 24 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the fresh coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the spike in coronavirus cases are getting worse day by day and if it continues then pat
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Another lockdown soon in Pakistan as authorities fail to 'strictly
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): Another lockdown in the country might soon happen as the authorities are failing to "strictly implement" the standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the spread of coronavirus, said Pakistan's National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).
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Pakistan's COVID-19 count surges past 30,000, toll rises to 661
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): As the coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 30,000, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said that the government would use technology to trace the coronavirus cases and identify virus hotspots throughout the coun
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CPEC not a burden; relations with China will never fray: Pakistan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 24 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday rejected United States' notion of Beijing being the sole benefactor of its China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and asserted that its relations with China within the purview of the project will never fray.
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Pak cabinet reshuffle: Asad Umar likely to be re-inducted
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 1 (ANI): In a major federal cabinet reshuffle, Pakistan's senior Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Finance Minister Asad Umar is likely to return as a federal minister, local media reported.
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Abdul Hafeez Shaikh takes charge as finance advisor to PM
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 20 (ANI): Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Saturday took charge as the newly-appointed Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs.
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Pakistan: In major cabinet reshuffle, portfolios of several minist
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 19 (ANI): Announcing his first major cabinet reshuffle after taking office, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday brought in five new aides and changed the portfolios of four ministers, including that of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, who has now been
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Asad Umar steps down as Pak Finance Minister
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 18 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Asad Umar on Thursday stepped down from the position after Prime Minister Imran Khan asked him to take the Energy portfolio.
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Chinese ambassador calls on Pak Finance Minister to discuss bilate
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 17 (ANI): Chinese ambassador Yao Jing on Tuesday called on Finance Minister Asad Umar to discuss bilateral cooperation along with the ongoing projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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'Pakistan, IMF have finalised bailout package'
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 16 (ANI): Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a bailout agreement and all the contentions have been resolved, Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar said on Tuesday.
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