The Punjab government has decided to strictly enforce the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for containing the spread of coronavirus and directions have been issued to all the divisional commissioners to ensure implementation of precautionary measures and take strict action including imposing fines in case of violation. The decision was taken at a meeting held at … Read more
The government and opposition reached on the consensus that only a maximum of 86 members (one-fourth of the total 342-member house), 46 from the treasury and 40 from the opposition, will be present in the National Assembly at one time. This move is taken in order to ensure social distancing to curb the spread of … Read more
Information Minister of Punjab Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan has raised concerns over Shehbaz Sharif’s testing positive for the novel coronavirus. Addressing media in Lahore Fayyaz Chohan said Shehbaz Sharif’s corona test should be done from 2 more places. If the test is positive, then he should be kept in quarantine with for 14 days. Criticizing … Read more
PM Imran Khan has decided to crack down on non-implementation of SOPs. Addressing the nation, PM Imran Khan said that we are fortunate to have a Tiger Force of one million youth, unfortunately the death toll from Coronavirus will increase in the coming days. The Prime Minister said that he was proud of the way … Read more
Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that there are more cases in Karachi than we thought. Syed Murad Ali Shah in his statement regarding the situation of Coronavirus directed the people to understand the situation. The Chief Minister Sindh said that 30% result of the tests is coming positive which is the highest … Read more
71 mosques were sealed by the government of Saudi Arabia for violating the Coronavirus SOPs. According to the News Agency, the Saudi government has sealed off 71 mosques that violate the Ministry of Health’s SOPs for preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The media reports said, Saudi Minister of Religious Affairs Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Sheikh … Read more
Governor Sindh Imran Ismail has said that the Tiger Force will play its role in enforcing SOPs to save the people from Coronavirus. According to details, a meeting was held at Governor House under the chairmanship of Governor Sindh Imran Ismail in which other issues including activation of Tiger Force in Sindh were discussed. Imran … Read more
The Supreme Court withdrew the order to open the markets on Saturday and Sunday. According to details, a four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the Corona suo motu notice case in the Supreme Court. During the hearing, the Attorney General appeared in court and took the position that the federal government was … Read more
Provincial Transport Department has hinted to re-close the public transport after continuing violation of SOPs in public transport in Sindh, The Sindh Transport Department has received hundreds of complaints of violation of SOPs in a few days. Sindh Transport Minister Owais Qadir Shah said that drivers, public transporters and passengers are not following the SOPs, … Read more
PM Imran Khan has said that we cannot stop the spread of coronavirus and we knew that when the lockdown would open and the virus would spread. According to details, PM Imran Khan while addressing the volunteers of Corona Relief Tiger Force said that the lockdown is not possible in Coronavirus, other countries are opening … Read more
Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governments have decided to put their foot down to ensure the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of deadly coronavirus. Media reports said that Chief Secretary Punjab Jawad Rafique Malik has decided to seal several bigger markets of the province over negligence of the designed SOPs in the … Read more
The Azad Kashmir government has lifted the complete lockdown and issued a notification of smart lockdown. According to details, the Azad Kashmir government has decided to issue a smart lockdown for 15 days and issued a notification which will be effective from 12 am tonight. Business centers will be open from 10 am to 4 … Read more
Rescue 1122 has announced their Eid Plan, there will no holidays for the staff during the festival. District Emergency Officer Dr. Abdul Rehman chaired a meeting at Central Rescue Station. According to the notification, Rescue personnel will be on their duties during Eid, and there will be no holidays for the workers. The Emergency Services … Read more
Spokesman of Balochistan government Liaquat Shahwani has said that the lockdown has been eased keeping in view the economic difficulties. In two weeks, 59% of the cases have increased. According to details, Balochistan government spokesman Liaquat Shahwani in a briefing to the media on coronavirus in the civil secretariat said that the death rate from … Read more
The Punjab government decided to resume the services of Uber and Careem. According to the details, SOPs have been issued for running taxis, according to which Uber and Careem will be able to drive taxis in Lahore. The SOPs issued by the Punjab government, sanitizers must be present inside the taxi, additional masks will be … Read more
Failing to follow Standard operating procedures (SOPs) provided by the Sindh Government to curb the spread of coronavirus, Zainab Market, Victoria Market and the International Market sealed on Wednesday. As per details, the action was taken when the Saddar assistant commissioner was out on a round to monitor the markets in the area. “The SOPs … Read more
Sindh government has taken a big decision to open government offices. According to the details, in the first phase, it was decided to open nine government departments and their secretariats Government decided to open Zakat Department, Human Rights Department, Industry and Commerce Department, IT Department from tomorrow (May 11). The Department of Investment, Social Welfare, … Read more
The government of Punjab is going to allow the opening of trade and Industry keeping in view the SOPs at different stages. All recommendations in this regard have been sent to the Federal Government and will be further discussed with Prime Minister Pakistan Imran Khan in the next two days. The whole world is being … Read more
In the light of the federal government’s directions, a meeting chaired by Provincial Industries Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal and Minister for Special Education Muhammad Ikhlaq reviewed functioning and operational matters of Corona Relief Tiger Force in all districts of Punjab. The meeting decided to replicate the model of Corona Relief Tiger Force set up by … Read more
The Sindh government has issued the SOPs for the holy month Ramadan. According to the details, Respect Ramadan Ordinance must be strictly followed. The grocery stores, vegetable and milk shops will be open from 8 am to 5 pm. Dairy shops will be allowed to operate until 8 p.m. Citizens will be not allowed from … Read more
The Punjab government is providing all possible facilities to farmers and Bardana (gunny bags) is being distributed in a transparent manner in the province for the first time through a mobile app designed by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB). These views were expressed by Chief Secretary Punjab Major (r) Azam Suleman Khan during a … Read more
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali has issued directives to devise standard operating procedures (SOPs) to allow export-oriented industries and other businesses to resume functioning from April 14. CM Sindh directed the labour, industries, and health departments, as well as the law enforcement agencies to work out SOPs based on the opinion of health experts and … Read more
Provincial Minister for EPD M. Rizwan has said that the owners of brick kilns need to be trained in the use of new technology to control air pollution, especially factor of smog, which has been badly affected the environment, while the main cause of pollution in the country is the emission of smoke from the … Read more
