According to the chief military spokesperson, the army troops have been deployed in 16 cities – Islamabad, Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Swabi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala, Karachi, Hyderabad, Quetta and Muzaffarabad. “Pakistan Army will take every possible measure to cope with the challenge posed to public health by the epidemic,” he said. But later, the Sindh government had also written a letter to the federal government, seeking deployment of army in the province. The positivity ratio is more than 5% in 51 cities,” he said, stressing the need to adhere to SOPs. “In this testing time, Pakistan Army will use all its capabilities to take every possible step for the protection of citizens and their lives.

Source: The Express Tribune April 26, 2021 13:39 UTC