Staff Reporter There is dire need of promoting the culture of volunteerism and utilize all available material and human resources to check the onslaught of Corona virus in Pakistan, as the government cannot alone fight this disease without active cooperation and help of all citizens, said Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor, here Saturday. Welcoming the government’s decision to see help of army, he said the grim situation needs a culture of volunteerism. He suggested that the federal and provincial governments should temporarily employee all able-bodied jobless citizens, especially youths, as civil national volunteers to tackle the gigantic challenge of Corona virus. He said spread of this virus is a national emergency and our response should be matching and befitting. He said without the help of every segment of society including army, it is very difficult to meet this challenge. Giving examples of China, Malaysia and France, he said calling up army has proved to be the most effective decision for these nations in facing this challenge. Altaf Shakoor asked the government to recruit all jobless youth as national volunteers and mobilize them in whole country after giving them basic training. He said these millions of volunteers should not be paid any salary but just a reasonable stipend or honorarium. He said with the presence of these volunteers in every street of the country, and with the active help and assistance of our armed forces we would Insha-Allah soon manage to tackle this challenge