KARACHI, May 13 (Gwadar pro)- Federal Minister of Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday afternoon said Zhongtong, one of the earliest listed bus manufacturers in China, will provide 100 18-meter new energy buses for Green Line and Orange Line Bust Rapid Transport (BRT) in Karachi.
The minister made this announcement in a tweet about the completion of a prototype bus for Karachi’s Green Line Metrobus project.
As the first batch of new energy-powered city buses in the city, they will serve on the Green-color and Orange-color BRT routes after their arrival, providing greener, more intelligent and more comfortable transportation services for local residents.
Pakistan to start walk-in coronavirus vaccination for people above 40 from May 12
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Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad addressing a press conferene. AFP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will begin walk-in vaccination facility for people above 40-years-old from May 12 (tomorrow), said Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday. Starting tomorrow, the 12th of May, all [people aged] 40 plus who have registered will be able to walk into any vaccination centre of their choice and get vaccinated, the minister wrote on Twitter.
He also said that vaccination centres are open this week and will only be closed for two days on account of Eid-ul-Fitr.
NCOC head and Planning Minister Asad Umar says not a single case of the Indian variant has been reported in Pakistan so far. APP/File
Residents of the Klong Toey area, a neighbourhood with a recent rise in coronavirus cases, wait to receive Sinovac Covid-19 and the AstraZeneca vaccines in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday. AP
Head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Monday stressed that it was out of the question that two Thai nationals had contracted the Indian coronavirus variant from Pakistan as it was not present in the country.
Record-breaking over 0.2m people vaccinated on Tuesday: Asad
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Asad Umar urged people to get vaccinated against coronavirus
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that record-breaking over 200,000 coronavirus vaccines doses were administered yesterday (Tuesday).
Asad Umar, who also heads National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said that registrations for the coronavirus vaccines have picked pace and so far, over 5 million people have signed up for the jabs.
The planning minister also urged people 40 and older should register for the coronavirus vaccine but stressed that government guidelines regarding the virus should not be ignored.
Asad Umar says vaccinations in Pakistan crossed 200,000 mark in a day
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A man is getting vaccinated for coronavirus. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that the number of registrations for the coronavirus vaccine has been increasing significantly as over 200,000 people got vaccinated against the virus a day earlier.
Sharing the update on Twitter, the federal minister noted that the number of registrants of the coronavirus vaccines in the country has exceeded the 5 million mark.
He also urged people who are 40 or above to get themselves vaccinated against the coronavirus, adding that people should continue observing coronavirus safety protocols.