LAHORE: President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the nation must unite in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Speaking at a press conference, the PML-N president said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government must work with the opposition to fight the pandemic that has already infected over 890 people in the country.
Shahbaz Sharif demanded that the PTI government should immediately call the Council of Common Interests (CCI) meeting to draft unit strategy against the pandemic.
“Without bringing politics into it, we need to work together. We need to highlight things that the government is doing wrong and we need to appreciate the government if they’re taking the correct steps” he said.
Shehbaz also criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan for not taking the necessary steps, earlier, to combat the spread of the virus.
He said if the correct measures were set in places, such as proper testing mechanisms, correct quarantine protocols, and properly built isolation centres, then the situation in Pakistan would not have escalated further.
Shehbaz requested the prime minister to call a council of common interests meeting to work together to curb the spread of the virus, similar to the steps taken by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif after the Army Public School attack in 2014.
The PML-N preside further said the government should implement a plan to help citizens who cannot afford basic necessities and appealed to the nation to help those in need during this difficult time.
Shehbaz advised the prime minister to reduce the interest rate by three to four per cent and spend money on coronavirus tests.
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