Pakistan has achieved a major milestone of administering ten million doses of anti-Covid vaccine.

A ceremony marking the achievement was held at the National Command and Operation Center in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar expressed satisfaction over the vaccination drive. He, however, said "we have a long way to go as our target is to vaccinate seventy million people by the end of this year."

Umar said about 300,000 to 350,000 people are registering themselves for the vaccination on a daily basis.

The Minister for Planning said the measures taken in the wake of third wave of Covid-19 have shown positive results and there is a visible reduction in the positivity ratio. He added that 3,000 people are still in critical care in hospitals and the threat is not over yet.

Umar appealed to all segments of the society to increasingly participate in the vaccination drive as it is the only way to lift all the Covid-related restrictions in the country.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain was also present on the occasion.