Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid announced the issuance of the notification. DawnNewsTV
The interior ministry has issued a notification allowing the provinces and federal territories to seek the help of the army to enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
In a video message on Sunday, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said according to the notification, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and Islamabad will avail the services of the Pakistan Army for implementation of Covid-19 SOPs as per their need . He said Sindh had not opted to be part of the measure for now.
He added that this was a big decision taken because neighbouring India was reporting 350,000 or more Covid cases on a daily basis.
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