Lahore: The Punjab government has shared the details on businesses, institutions, industries, and individuals that are exempted from the Section 144 lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a news source reported.
As per the publication,
the following groups of individuals and businesses are allowed to move and
continue with their activities:
Grocery stores, meat and milk shops, bakeries, fruit and vegetable shops, tandoor, flour factories, home-delivery enabled restaurants
Health professionals, including those who make medicines and personal protection equipment (PPE)
Taking a patient to the hospital accompanied by two persons
Individuals buying food and medicines
Individuals working with important welfare entities such as courier services, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), etc.
Financial institutions
Production facilities related to Defence with necessary staff
Dry port and related customer services
Poultry and livestock feed mills and their supply chains
Individuals associated with making seeds, fertilisers, and insecticides – and their supply chains
Cattle markets, grain markets, fruit and vegetable markets
Welfare institutions which provide free meals
Media personnel named by their organisation and newspaper sellers
Securities and Exchange Commission, Pakistan Stock Exchange, Central Depository, and associated institutions
Factories associated with packing and packaging foods
Institutions associated with producing goods used for health protection and their supply chains
Oil and gas producing institutions
Pakistan Refinery and the industries associated with it
Ehsaas Kafalat and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) offices
Telecommunication companies; their offices and franchises
Tetra Pack and similar packaging companies
Judges; their staff and lawyers who are engaged in important cases
Individuals exempted by local deputy commissioners (DCs)
Petrol Pumps, LPG shops and filling plants
Businesses that produce, supply and sell sacks and related items
Tractor Industry/factories, tractors and other agricultural equipment workshops
