Today’s outlook: Pakistan’s Eid holiday lockdown begins, coronavirus cases rise

Here are some of the stories we will be following today (Sunday):

  • Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the Roza-e-Rasool (SAW) in Madina on Saturday. He met Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman and affirmed his commitment to deepen Pakistan-Saudi relations in all fields.
  • A nine-day shutdown restricting gatherings, travel and transport began across Pakistan Saturday night. The military has been mobilised to monitor the restrictions that will last till the end of Eid.
  • Educational Institutions across the country will stay closed till May 23 as coronavirus infections continue to rise.
  • Fifty business centres were sealed and 11 buses were seized in Multan for violating coronavirus SOPs.
  • Special Eid trains will run between Peshawar and Rawalpindi from May 10 to May 16.
  • In the last 24 hours, 118 people succumbed to the novel coronavirus across the country, while 3,785 new cases have been reported. The positivity ratio has been recorded 9.29%.
  • PPP’s Qadir Khan Mandokhail emerged victorious again in the recount of the votes in the by-polls of Karachi’s NA-249.


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