Sindh Minister for Information, Local Government, Housing &Town Planning, Religious Affairs, Forest and Wildlife Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that although the directives had been issued to the law enforcement agencies to treat the people gently, but the people should also follow the government’s directives regarding the lock down and cooperate with security personnel. He said that if people ignored the directives issued by the government regarding the lock down, then there was no other way except for taking action against them according to the law. He said that Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was also very concerned about distribution of rations among the needy and creating awareness among the people about the Coronavirus, and he had also instructed Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah in this regard.
The minister said that in order to create awareness amongst the people regarding the spread of Coronavirus PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had formed an awareness committee comprising senior members of the PPP. The Minister said that he had also been included in the awareness committee on which he thanked Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for trusting him. He said that this committee would ensure to adopt every possible necessary measure to create awareness amongst the masses and to fulfill the trust of Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. He said that the decision of the lock down had been taken by the Sindh government in a state of utmost compulsion, adding that the people should not consider it as a curfew but it was rather “Care for You”, indeed.
By staying at their homes, people could protect not only themselves but their families and others from being infected with Coronavirus, the Minister said. Nasir Shah said that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah was not only extremely worried, but he was also taking all the necessary decisions swiftly to protect people from being affected by the Coronavirus.