The National Command and Operation Centre has decided to ease restrictions across Pakistan following a downward trend in the number of coronavirus cases. A meeting, chaired by Federal Planning Development and Special Initiatives Minister Asad Umar, decided to ease some restrictions from June 15, Tuesday. The following decisions were taken: Businesses to now remain open six days a week as opposed to five days before. The federating units will decide the days they will remain close. Gyms to reopen for vaccinated members. Only selective non-contact sports will be permitted. Contact sports such as karate, boxing, MMA, rugby, kabbadi, wrestling, and water polo to remain banned. Fest.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah meets Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Malki at the Chief Minister House on Friday. CM House photo
The Sindh government on Friday issued a clarification, withdrawing its earlier statement about the Saudi envoy s assurance regarding the addition of Chinese-manufactured vaccines to its list of approved shots for visitors to the Kingdom.
Earlier in the day, a statement issued by the Chief Minister House after a meeting of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah with a delegation led by Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Malki had stated that the former had requested the Saudi government to include Chinese vaccines to its list of approved shots “to enable the maximum number of Pakistanis to perform Haj this year”.