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"Political terrorism": Pakistan Minister Ahsan Iqbal condemns PTI's protes
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, has condemned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's call for a protest at D-Chowk in Islamabad on October 15, coinciding with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's social media trying to turn Pakistan into Sudan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Sunday alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social media cell was hell-bent on fanning unrest through propaganda based on fabrications to push Pakistan into a Sudan-like situation, The News.Pk reported.
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Pakistanis urged to drink less tea to keep economy afloat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has urged Pakistanis to drink less tea as the nation grapples with the economic crisis.
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Imran Khan 'playing with' Pakistan's interests to keep his failed politics
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday said that former Prime Minister Imran Khan is "playing with Pakistan's interests" to keep his "failed politics" alive.
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COVID-19: No plan for lockdown at this time, says Pak Minister
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the country does not have any plans to impose lockdown despite the Omicron-driven fifth wave.
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Omicron cases rising at a fast pace: Pak Minister
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 5 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is increasing at a "fast pace" in the country.
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Pakistan minister warns of 4th Covid-19 wave in July if SOPs not followed
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): While many countries are fearing third wave of coronavirus, Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Friday warned that a fourth wave may occur in July if the standard operating procedures (SOPs) are not followed.
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Pak minister warns of tougher restrictions if people violate COVID prevent
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 9 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said the government would impose stricter restrictions if people continued to violate guidelines to prevent spread of the virus
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Sindh Minister, wife found dead in Karachi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 01 (ANI): Minister for Planning and Development of Pakistan's Sindh province Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and his wife were found dead in their home in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority on Thursday.
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Dollar likely to get replaced by Yuan in Pakistan-China trade
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Islamabad is likely to replace the American dollar with the Chinese Yuan for bilateral trade between the two sides after Pakistan's Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said the government was considering a proposal in this regard.
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China halts funding of CPEC projects over corruption
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 12 (ANI): China has reportedly withheld funding of some key China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) road projects in Pakistan over corruption-related concerns. In an indirect warning to Islamabad, Beijing has forwarded a come clean message.
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Pakistani Minister and Prime Minister have different versions on job creat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 29 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has given perhaps the first bold reality check on the much praised China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by saying that at best it would create 85,000 Jobs for the Pakistani youth and not
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