Moreover, Rs15 million were released for South Waziristan.RS10 million each for Lower Chitral, Buner, Lower Dir, Tank and Mohmand. Safety equipment has also been provided to the Peshawar District Administration for use in quarantine centres as the city started receiving passengers from abroad. Jhagra further hinted that the government was looking to boost overall testing capacity in the province through the private sector. This announcement came as the province managed to ramp up testing in the province to over 500 per day. In this regard, K-P Minister Labour and Culture Minister Shaukat Yousafzai visited a 25-bed hospital on Kohat Road in Peshawar and reviewed the facilities being provided to patients there.

Source: The Express Tribune April 18, 2020 05:03 UTC