The federal minister added that Giglit Baltistan leads the way with 68% and Punjab is second with 62%.


Islamabad: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Thursday said more than half of the students of up to 18 years of age in the country had been inoculated against the novel coronavirus.
On his official Twitter handle, Asad Umar who also heads the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said that the total number of students vaccinated so far exceeded 5.5 million.
“Alhamdulillah more than half the students between the ages of 12 and 18 have been vaccinated with at least one dose,” he wrote
The federal minister added that Gilgit Baltistan leads the way with 68% and Punjab is second with 62%.
Alhamdulillah more than half the students between the ages of 12 and 18 have been vaccinated with at least 1 dose. Total students vaccinated so far exceeds 5.5 million. GB leads the way with 68% and Punjab is second with 62%.
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 11, 2021
Yesterday, Asad Umar publicized that more than half of the population of Pakistan has received at least the first dose of the COVID vaccine.
“Reached important milestone of 50% of country’s eligible population receiving at least 1 dose,” he wrote.

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