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Sindh education minister Saeed Ghani has said that the traders which could deal online businesses have been allowed to do so. He said the government has also allowed home delivery. The customers would not visit shops, the shops will receive orders online and will deliver the ordered items at homes. The shopkeepers and riders have to comply safety measures while delivering various items, the minister said in a statement.The government has finalized the SoPs with the representatives of the traders’ bodies, the minister said.Sindh government yesterday announced detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for online business modes of industrial establishments and shops in the province. The home department in a notification said, since the government could not ban economic activities for an indefinite period, the need was being felt for facilitating trade and commerce in the province while keeping social distancing and other precautionary measures in place.All the businesses wanting to operate through an online mode will now submit an undertaking that they will adhere to the new SOPs so that the spread of the viral disease can be prevented. President All City TajirIttehad has said that the traders will submit their undertakings with the Commissioner Karachi office and the home department on Monday
