‘Worst SOPs violations in last one year have come from politicians’; Asad expresses grave concern over Covid situation

Taking to twitter, minister who also heads the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) said that only two weeks earlier, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was threatening to hold Prime Minister Imran Khan and his ministers accountable if coronavirus spreads further in Karachi and now opposition led alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced holding a rally this month in the metropolitan city.

Two weeks back bilawal zardari was threatening to hold PM and ministers accountable if covid spreads further in karachi and now PDM announces holding a jalsa this month in karachi!! Sadly the worst violations of covid sop's in the last one year have come from politicians.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) August 12, 2021

He further said that he had recommended that Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections should be delayed for a couple of months and a special vaccination campaign should be run before the polls but a consensus was not reached.

“Since the elections the positivity of AJK is running between 25% and 30%. Elections have acted as a super spreader event,” he added.

Had recommended that AJK elections get postponed for a couple of months and a special vaccination campaign run before the elections. It was not agreed. Since the elections the positivity of AJK is running between 25 and 30%. Elections have acted as a super spreader event.

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) August 12, 2021

Yesterday, Pakistan Democratic Movement announced a countrywide protest against inflation and rigging.

Head of PDM, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that a meeting of the PDM steering committee would be held on August 21 in Islamabad, followed by another meeting of the alliance in Karachi on August 28.

“PDM will stage a grand rally in Karachi on August 29,” he said.