ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said that Pakistanis travelling abroad will get the Moderna vaccine as some countries are not accepting Chinese vaccines. Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), appreciated the “progressive policy” of US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on COVID-19. […]
Finance Minister Asad Umar
Pakistan discusses economy, reforms with WB, ADB
Finance Minister Asad Umar and the Pakistani delegation he has been leading met with representatives of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB) and discussed the issues related to economy and the reforms measures taken by Pakistan. They also held a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund […]
Asad Umad chairs ECC meeting regarding IMF discussion
Finance Minister Asad Umar is presiding the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting in Islamabad. According to sources, Umar has called this special ECC meeting to discuss the matters regarding critical discussions in the United States on International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package this week. The finance minister will travel to Washington to participate in the […]
New amnesty scheme on the cards: Umar
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the government was considering launching a new tax amnesty scheme, which he said would allow assets within Pakistan as well as abroad to be declared. “It’s possible that we announce the new amnesty scheme before the new budget,” said the finance minister in a brief chat with […]
PM chairs meeting on internal security, FATF action plan
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office “to discuss matters of security”, a statement issued by the PM Office said. According to the statement, Finance Minister Asad Umar, Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood, Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar […]