PPP aims to keep public devoid of its rights: Asad Umar

Pakistan

02 January,2022 05:10 pm

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, on Sunday said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) aims to keep public devoid of its rights.

He said this while talking to a press conference in Islamabad. Asad Umar mentioned that the flour prices in Karachi are expesnive in comparison to Punjab and further said that he had submitted the application against Sindh Local Bodies Amendment Bill. PPP merely wants to bring country in a dangerous situation. Sindh produces wheat in surplus amount while it is being sold at expensive prices of at least Rs300-350 in comparison to Punjab, he emphasized.

The planning and development minster said that in the hard times of COVID-19 outbreak, Rs2.5 billion were utilized by province. He went on to add that there are clear depictions on Omicron outbreak to prevail soon across the country. Following the reports of Bloomberg, the country will be able to attain 100 percent vaccination in a span of 10 years, he mentioned.

Earlier today, Asad Umar had warned against a new wave of Covid-19 with new variant named Omicron in the country.

He said there were clear evidence of a beginning of another Covid wave which had been expected for last few weeks.
“Genome sequencing showing rising proportion of omicron cases particularly in Karachi,” he said on his twitter handle.

The minister who is also Chairman of National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) advised the people to strictly follow Standard Operating Procedures including wearing face masks.

Meanwhile addressing a press conference in Karachi, the minister added that the federal government had spent Rs 250 billion from its budget to procure COVID vaccines.

He said as per its target, the government had vaccinated over 70 million people in the country by December 31, 2021.

Responding to a tweet by a PPP leader saying the Sindh Province was unable to procure vaccine as per law, the minister said there was not any law that stop any province from purchasing vaccines.