Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that if the situation of corona virus in the country does not improve in a week, then we will have to go for a complete lockdown. 90% of the available oxygen is being used in the whole country. There can be no oversupply.
Addressing a press conference at Governor House Karachi, Fawad Chaudhry said that only 21% of the population in the country was following Corona SOPs, after which the Prime Minister directed the Army to implement SOPs. If not implemented, the situation may worsen. The Prime Minister has opposed a complete lockdown, but if the situation does not improve in a week, we will have to move towards a complete lockdown. But we are trying not to impose a complete lockdown. Because it will affect workers and traders.
He said there was a worrying situation of the virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the rate had reached 40% in some districts. The pressure of coronary patients on hospitals in big cities is increasing. 90% of ICU beds in Lahore have been filled while 88% in Gujranwala and 85% in Multan have been filled.
Fawad Chaudhry said that the situation in Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan is better than the rest of the provinces. The supply line has been restored in Karachi due to reduction in corona cases. 90% of the available oxygen is being used, even if you ask for oxygen, there will not be much supply in the system.
The Information Minister said that Corona has wreaked havoc in India and there is a lack of oxygen, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister have expressed good wishes for the Indian people, the wave of virus in India has spread due to Modi's election campaign. We are with the people of India in difficult times but our own situation is not satisfactory.
Fawad Chaudhry welcomed the decision of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz to cancel her visit to Karachi and said that she had made a better decision.
He requested the religious scholars to strictly implement the Karuna SOPs during prayers and Taraweeh in Ramadan. It would be important to keep the Eid gatherings in the SOPs. The Ulema should lead and guide us in this matter.
He said that they also want to bring health cards in Sindh. All journalists will be included in the Prime Minister's Housing Scheme. Unfortunately, the Sindh government did not contribute to the health cards. Journalists are being brought in health cards under a special package. There is pressure on the middle class which they are trying to reduce.
He said that the state has not compromised on its writ on the issue of banned organization, the opposition should not politicize the issue, too much bitterness is not good for Pakistan, the attitude of the people of PML-N seems to want this bitterness. Yes, there is no cooperation from Sindh government, PPP has not fulfilled its promises.
The Federal Minister said that Rs. 1600 billion came to Sindh in two years without any calculation. PPP has turned Sindh into a ruin. The steps regarding Corona are to be taken by the provincial governments. Pakistan's vaccination plan is also from Europe. is good.
On the issue of Jahangir Tareen, the Federal Minister said that the allegations against Jahangir Tareen are also being answered. Imran Khan cannot be blackmailed or pressured. Jahangir Tareen is saying that he will face trial.
