ISLAMABAD: Asad Umar, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, imposed additional limitations in key cities on Monday, citing the country’s growing number of coronavirus infections.
The minister told a news briefing in Islamabad alongside Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan that all choices were made with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s consent.
The new coronavirus limitations, according to the ministry, will take effect on August 3 and will last until August 31.
In Punjab, additional limitations will be implemented in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, and Multan; in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, further limits will be enforced in Peshawar and Abbottabad.
Restrictions will be enforced in Muzaffarabad and Mirpur in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, while Gilgit and Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan would be subject to the new laws.
Lockdowns are already in place in Karachi and Hyderabad, but the NCOC’s additional limitations would take effect from August 8, according to the minister.
From August 3 through August 31, there will be restrictions.
Instead of 10 p.m., commercial activity will be stopped at 8 p.m.
Indoor dining is prohibited, however outside dining is permitted until 10 p.m. instead of 12 a.m.
Restaurant takeout and home delivery services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Public transportation will be at half-capacity.
Twice a week, shops and marketplaces will be closed.
Offices will continue to operate at 50% capacity.
All commercial operations will be halted by 8 p.m. instead of 10 p.m., and indoor dining will remain prohibited. He stated that outside eating will be permitted until 10 p.m. instead of 12 a.m., and that restaurants will be able to provide takeout and home delivery services 24 hours a day.
To minimise congestion inside cars, the minister announced that public transportation will operate at half capacity.
He added that shops and marketplaces will be closed twice a week, with regional administrations deciding on the safe days.
Umar further stated that offices will continue to function at half capacity and urged the public to be vaccinated as soon as feasible.
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