Pakistanis Urge Imran Khan To Impose Lockdown As Tally Of Active Coronavirus Cases Reaches 733
With the number of people in Pakistan affected by coronavirus increasing to 733, worried citizens have appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to impose a lockdown.
With the number of people in Pakistan affected by coronavirus increasing to 733, worried citizens have appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to impose a lockdown.
These cases include including 396 in Sindh and 137 in Punjab, as per the authorities.
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On Saturday, Pakistan suspended all international flights for two weeks and curtailed train services. So far three patients have died in Pakistan while five have recovered.
Omar Nadeem, owner of the Quetta Gladiators franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in a post on Twitter said he was "breaking his silence" to urge Prime Minister Khan to impose a lockdown in the country.
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Singer Ali Zafar compared the number of cases in Pakistan and Italy while questioning the number of lives that will be lost if prompt action is not taken.
Dear Pakistan I was silent on Twitter for a long time,didn¡¯t even celebrate our Psl4 championship but today I have broken my silence bcoz to keep Pak safe I would like to appeal to our PM sahib SIR please order a lockdown!! Lots of prayers for everyone!!!
¡ª Nadeem Omar (@nadeem_omar57) March 21, 2020
26th Feb, First confirmed Corona case in Pakistan
¡ª Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) March 21, 2020
20th Mar, 481 confirmed cases (23 days later)
31st Jan, First confirmed Corona case in Italy.
23rd Feb,150 confirmed cases (23 days later)
20 Mar , 41035 confirmed cases,4061 deaths.
Where will we be in a month?#lockdownpakistan
Earlier, Imran refused to impose lockdown saying that this means a curfew-like situation, which will create unrest in the country and the country cannot afford that.
"It would make poor people more vulnerable," he said.
"We cannot compete with other countries of the world who are announcing economic packages," he added.
