KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said the federal government will initiate a legal action against the Sindh government over the theft of wheat.
Addressing a press conference at the Insaf House Karachi, the federal minister said that the wheat issue will be raised at National Assembly as well as the Sindh Assembly.
Asad Umer said that according to NAB Chairman, Rs20 billion wheat was stolen in Sindh. He pointed out that wheat in Sindh was being sold at Rs300 to Rs350 costly on per 20kg in comparison with Punjab province.
About Covid-19 vaccines procurement, Asad Umer was of the view that the federal government had spent Rs250 billion for Covid-19 vaccination procurement and every citizen was inoculated without any discrimination.
Asad Umar warned that chances of fifth wave Covid wave were evident in the country as Omicron cases are rising. He urged the people to wear face masks and adhere to the government’s SOPs.
While speaking on the recently passed Sindh local government amendment bill said that an autonomous local government system was necessary.
“70 million people had been vaccinated in Pakistan until December 31,” he said while sharing details of the Covid-19 vaccination drive.
Earlier today, Head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar said that they now have clear evidence that another wave of COVID-19 has hit the country as Omicron cases are rising especially in Karachi.
Taking to Twitter, Asad Umar said that there is clear evidence of the beginning of another Covid wave which has been expected for the last few weeks.
“Genome sequencing showing the rising proportion of omicron cases particularly in Karachi,” he said while cautioning that ‘wearing a mask is your best protection.’
Pakistan has reported 594 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed infections to 1,296,527.
