Pakistan grateful to Iron Brother China for Covid support: Planning Minister

Islamabad: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that Pakistan was grateful to Iron Brother China for its support during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

He mentioned China’s unwavering support right from the outbreak of the pandemic till date. “They (China) have been at our back during this all trouble times. We are grateful to them. They have always been kind and sincere,” he commented.

Umar acknowledged that China had stood with Pakistan is every good or bad time. “That is what we expect from the Iron Brother. This proves that our relationship is beyond the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor),” he remarked.

Earlier in a tweet, Umar announced that 70 million people of the country had received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine.

The minister who is also in charge of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), elaborated that the target of vaccinating 70 million people was set for the year-end, however, it was achieved even two months ahead.

“We continue to make progress to vaccinate Pakistan. The year-end target for 2021 was 7 crore (70 million) people vaccinated. Happy to report that 7 crores (70 million) people have now received at least 1 dose and 4 crores (40 million) are fully vaccinated,” the minister shared. He hoped that “with 2 months to go, we will meet, and exceed, the target”.