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PTI general-secretary Asad Umar on Tuesday said to the PML-N-led coalition government that its crackdown on the party’s leadership would not help run the country, but would instead bring it to a halt. “I want to the tell you that what happened last night has just increased the enthusiasm and passion among our workers,” Umar said at a news conference …

PTI leader and former planning minister Asad Umar on Sunday claimed that no foreign country was willing to offer support to the incumbent government, saying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif returned “empty-handed” from trips seeking to secure financial support to prop up Pakistan’s ailing economy. PM Shehbaz and members of his cabinet had embarked on their first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia since …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Devel­opment and Special Initi­atives Asad Umar has said that Pakistan has simplified the process of investment in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) not only for Chinese companies but also for other international companies. Speaking at a ceremony held for the distribution of awards among 27 outstanding Pakistani staff of CPEC projects at the Chinese Embassy, he …

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Thursday the Azad Jammu and Kashmir general elections acted as a “super spreader event” for the coronavirus with the region’s positivity rate ranging between 25 and 30 per cent since then. The AJK elections were held on July 25 following which the PTI has formed a government there. …

Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday emphasised the importance of risk mitigation in order to prevent a second Covid-19 wave in the country, a statement by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) said. During an NCOC meeting, the minister said that there was a need to ensure that standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the government, …

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the world is appreciating the smart lockdown policy of Prime Minister Imran Khan, which remained successful in containing the spread of coronavirus. Briefing the media after the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) meeting, Asad Umar said smart lockdown strategy of PM Khan remained successful and being …