STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced the launch of a youth force labelled “corona relief tigers” which will lead the fight against the coronavirus in Pakistan. “Recruitment for corona relief tigers will formally begin on March 31. We are calling upon all volunteers,” said the premier during a special briefing to the media. PM Imran, who chaired a meeting of National Co ordination Committee on coronavirus in Islamabad earlier in the day, noting that the virus has spread dramatically across the globe, with the United States emerging as the new epicentre, the premier said: “No one can say today what the situation will be two weeks down the line.” “That’s why we have to be prepared for the worst case scenario (in Pakistan) in case the number of cases spike,” he said. Referring to President Alvi’s visit to China during which he was accompanied by Asad Umar and Foreign Mininster Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the premier said that the Pakistani delegation asked China how they controlled the situation at a time when there were close to 60,000 cases in Wuhan. “It is important to note that when they enforced a lockdown, they delivered food to people’s homes.” He said that Pakistani students recalled that the government would send supplies straight to their hostels.
