Staff Reporter
Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Monday advised the participants of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally in Lahore to quarantine themselves at their homes for 14 days.
The provincial health minister blamed the PDM for endangering the lives and livelihoods of people by holding jalsa in Lahore with coronavirus cases in Punjab on the rise.
“PDM will be held responsible if coronavirus cases increase in Punjab after the rally,” she said in a statement.
“People will never forgive PDM for endangering lives of masses,” she concluded. It is pertinent to mention here that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of major opposition parties failed to attract public support in Lahore’s public gathering held at Minar-e-Pakistan on Sunday.
The minister said that risk of spread of Coronavirus has increased multifold due to public gatherings by the PDM.
She said that the onus and responsibility of Covid-19 getting out of control in Punjab will be on the PDM leadership. The minister said: “Every person attending the rally must self quarantine himself for 14 days voluntarily to prevent the spread of the virus to family members and dear ones. The government asked PDM Leadership to refrain from holding public gatherings due to the increasing number of Corona cases but the Opposition parties still put the lives of their workers at great risk. The PDM Leadership has exposed the lives of their workers to serious risk over an attempt to hide corruption and make small political gains. People of Pakistan will not forgive PDM over their irresponsible act of fuelling the Pandemic.”
