The Government of Sindh has decided not to close markets and shopping centresahead of Eidul Azha, provincial information minister said in a statement on Wednesday. The government will not further tighten the lockdown, Minister for Information NasirHussain Shah has said. It is to be mentioned here that the Punjab government on Monday announced to enforce a “smart lockdown” in the province from midnight till August 5 to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic on the occasion of EidulAzha. Sindh’s minister said that tightening lockdown in Punjab is the decision of the provincial government. Sindh will maintain existing measures for lockdown in the province. The markets and shopping centres will continue to remain open till 7:00 in the evening before EidulAzha, the minister said. “We will ensure enforcement of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),” Nasir Shah further said. Earlier, Sindh Minister for Auqaf and Irrigation, Suhail Anwar Siyal, said that all shrines in the province, including HazratQalandar-Lal-Shahbaz, will be opened for public with standard operating procedures (SOPs) after Eid-ul-Azha. He said this while talking to media at Sehwan on Wednesday. The government of Sindh had earlier decided to reopen the shrine of LalShahbazQalander for visitors under Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
