PM Imran Khan says tracki­ng, testin­g of patien­ts only way to reopen busine­ssesISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday surprised the nation when he revealed during a live ‘Ehsaas Telethon’ that the government was using the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) technology to trace the suspected Covid-19 patients. “The government is using a system, which was originally designed to trace terrorists, to find the suspected coronavirus cases,” Premier Imran said during a live programme held to generate funds to mitigate the impact of the virus-induced lockdown. Cricketers, singers, actors, businessmen, overseas Pakistanis and several others called during the telethon while the premier continued responding to queries of journalists and callers. No single government can battle the pandemic,” the prime minister said, urging the entire nation to join hands to fight the virus keeping in mind the “difficult economic times ahead”. Senator Faisal Javed Khan announced that the overall balance in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Covid-19 amounted to Rs2.765 billion.

Source: The Express Tribune April 23, 2020 20:48 UTC