{"id":11040,"date":"2021-06-03T10:43:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T10:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=11040"},"modified":"2021-11-03T01:34:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:34:30","slug":"govt-spends-250-million-to-procure-vaccines-asad-umar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/govt-spends-250-million-to-procure-vaccines-asad-umar\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt spends $250 million to procure vaccines: Asad Umar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD,  Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Thursday said the government had so far spent nearly $250 million to procure COVID vaccines in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe acceleration of vaccination drive in the country is being made possible by huge investment by the federal government,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cso far the procurement of vaccine has reached nearly quarter of a billion dollars\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In his tweet, he said the 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