The Punjab government has decided to prepare lists of all those persons who participated in Tableeghi Ijtamaas in other provinces and foreign countries.
The decision was taken at a meeting jointly chaired by Provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat and Chief Secretary Azam Suleman Khan to review coronavirus situation and administrative affairs in the province.
The meeting was attended by Inspector General of Police Shoaib Dastgir, Commissioner Saif Anjum and officers concerned.
The chief secretary directed all administrative officers to submit lists of participants of Tableeghi Ijtamaas. The meeting was briefed that screening of all members of Tableeghi Jamaat has almost been completed.
The meeting decided to allow keeping milk shops open till 8pm, use mobile vans of departments of Livestock and Social Welfare for screening of people and make hospitals OPDs functional for treatment of diseases other than coronavirus as well.
The CS said that the decision to allow opening of milk shops till 8pm was taken in view of facilitating people and preventing financial loss. He also issued directions to divisional commissioners to keep coordination with dealers of pulses to maintain prices of the commodity.
The IG said that policemen, wardens and other staff performing duties in connection with coronavirus must be screened for the disease.
He mentioned that during shifting of prisoners from one district to other administrations should remain in contact. He asked regional police officers to ensure prompt response to ‘threat alerts’ issued by agencies. The senior member board of revenue (SMBR) told the meeting that as many as 97 lac applications have been received so far under Insaf Imdad Programme.
