The Islamabad administration has blocked some streets in areas that have reported a high number of coronavirus cases. PHOTO: APPMarkazi Tanzeem-e-Tajiran Pakistan (MTTP) President Muhammad Kashif Chaudhry has strongly criticised the government for "its incompetence, reckless negligence, and failure to screen and test foreign passengers which have intensified the current wave of a novel coronavirus in the country". He said that the government’s imprudent decision to close business activities at 6pm would only devastate traders. The traders’ representative further said that the government's misguided decisions will force traders across the country to take to the streets. On this occasion, a number of traders’ representatives unanimously termed the government's new announcements as non-implementable and suggested holding dialogue to keep the economy running along with keeping the traders away from protests.

Source: The Express Tribune April 25, 2021 06:11 UTC