STA member Sheikh Habib said that they have decided to take back their decision of opening markets from April 6. So, all markets across the province would now open from April 14,” he said in a statement. “The SOPs to be based on the opinions of health experts and principles of labour and industries,” he instructed. On April 2, All Karachi Tajir Ittehad (AKTI) Chairman Atiq Mir had said that a complete lockdown is causing huge losses to traders. “We are concerned about the situation of daily-wage labours,” he said, adding that traders are aware of the current situation but also want to see the country prosper.

Source: Pakistan Today April 05, 2020 15:45 UTC