PM rejects Sindh’s proposal of complete lockdown in country

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had earlier said the government should impose a "complete lockdown" across the country for two weeks to stem the spread of the virus.

Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the National Coordinating Committee (NCC) for coronavirus. The meeting reviewed the Corona and political situation in the country.

PM during the meeting said that for the time being, the government will impose smart lockdowns across the country, adding that it was imperative to exercise even more caution during the third wave of the coronavirus.

The premier directed the concerned authorities to implement SOPs in all cases.

“Do a lockdown or don’t do it, smart lockdown is nothing,” the chief minister had said while speaking to the media in Islamabad.

The Sindh chief minister had told reporters that his government believes the federal government should ban inter-city transport for two weeks as well. He added that the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic was “dangerous”.

“I have antibodies yet I am still afraid of corona[virus],” CM Murad had said, highlighting how dangerous the coronavirus infection is.