Asad Umar

Planning minister says gas shortage in winter will hit industrial consumers

Forum says services will be closed again if SOPs continue to be flouted

Coronavirus mortality rate rose by 140% as compared to last week, says minister

Minister says Covid-19 positivity rate has hit 2.37%

Says risk mitigation important to check possibility of second wave

Federal minister says mini smart lockdowns reimposed in Karachi, Islamabad and Azad Kashmir

Governor Imran says govt considering development packages for other districts of Sindh on patron of Karachi package

Asad Umar says indoor restaurants and marriage halls emerging as high contributors to Covid-19 spread

Novel coronavirus positivity ratio continued to be stable at below 2%, says Asad Umar

Says federal govt’s component will be implemented on priority basis

Minister urges Sindh ruling party to focus on projects

Planning minister responding to claims that Sindh govt has major share in Rs1.1 trillion development fund

Minister holds meeting with held with K-E officials, questions raised by SC discussed

Minister says work will take a year to complete

Provincial minister says only bottlenecks to carry out uplift works in the city were discussed with federal government

Asad Umar warns Pakistan’s success in reducing coronavirus cases can be turned into defeat if SOPs flouted

Tourism sector to reopen from tomorrow; restaurants, cinemas and beauty parlours from 10th

Minister urges people to strictly follow the precautionary measures especially on Eidul Azha day

Holds special session in Karachi to make consultations on core issues, acknowledge efforts in fight against Covid

Size of markets, number of people to be restricted; masks mandatory

Purpose of these meetings is to ensure uniformity in the country's response to Covid-19

Industrialists meet government officials to discuss power woes

KE to get extra 550MW of energy by next summer, says Asad Umar

Minister says SOPs to stem spread of coronavirus during Eidul Azha season ready

Panel led by Asad Umar to meet K-Electric representatives at the earliest

Asad Umar says existence of ERP is a prerequisite

Infrastructure projects Asad Umar reviews progress

Minister praises health workers’ role in fighting virus during visits to isolation centre, NIH

Minister says compliance with SOPS yet to improve in Karachi

Minister says K-IV execution remains in Sindh’s domain

Planing minister ask provincial governments to ensure strict compliance of the lockdown measures

Khawaja Asif opens debate with trenchant criticism of PM Imran; Planning Minister Asad Umar hits back

Minister points to lower virus deaths in Pakistan than in India; opposition warns against getting stuck in semantics

Planning minister says tally may double by end of current month if guidelines not followed

Asad Umar says more beds would be provided to hospitals across the country in July

Of 23,000 daily tests, more than 1 in 5 have been positive over the last 10 days

Asad Umar urges people to show responsibility as virus spreads

Planning minister asks people to adopt precautionary measures and not to imperil lives of others

Upper house passes resolution against Indian atrocities in IOJ&K

Asad Umar says implementation of SOPs and social distancing is only possible through public education and awareness

Umar urges provinces, public to play their due roles and ensure health and safety of people

Asad Umar addresses launching ceremony of the force in federal capital

The Federal Planning and Development minister appears before probe body, says report will be out soon

Health workers, doctors will get training and provided counselling and stress management facilities amid pandemic

Federal minister says cabinet had made decision to export commodity on recommendations of ECC

Umar says technology being used to trace Covid-19 patients for smart lockdown

Suggests restarting inter-provincial transport, moving on to second phase of resuming construction sector activities

Planning and development minister fears between 20m and 70m people may fall below poverty line

Considered Imran Khan’s go-to man for getting things done today, a de facto deputy Prime Minister

6.8 million families have received aid and Rs81 billion has been distributed through Ehsaas initiative, says premier