Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, on Wednesday, decided to re-impose partial lockdown, as it had been introduced before eid, for shops around the province as a precautionary step against the proliferation of COVID-19 – a news source reported. This was announced by the Advisor to KP Chief Minister on Information Ajmal Wazir after he inspected a number of markets in Peshawar.
Wazir further said that the government will impose the measures it had imposed before eid holidays. Under these measures all, except the stores providing essential services, will close down 5:00 PM and will remain open during four days of the week, from Monday to Thursday.
The government will, however, allow barbershops and salons to remain open during the weekends.
He added that the KP government is looking to launch second phase of the Ehsaas programme in the province. Aside from the cash grants to the poor under the Ehsaas Programme, families will also receive additional amounts of PKR 12,000 from the provincial government’s Zakat fund.
