Lahore: In a bid to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the Punjab and Sindh governments have temporarily instituted a condition of requiring special approvals for inter-city travel within the two provinces, a news source reported.
To this effect, the Punjab Interior Department revealed that
recovered coronavirus patients could only take intercity journeys, and would
require a negative COVID-19 test report for returning home. The department will
provide form A and B to those who have completed the 14-day isolation period
and recovered from the disease to help them return home during the lockdown.
Similarly, anyone entering Punjab would also need to submit a form.
On the other hand, the remaining population of Punjab would have to observe Section 144 as imposed by the government.
In Sindh, Provincial Transport Minister Syed Awais Qadir
Shah said that interprovincial and intercity taxi ride would require an NOC
from the SHO of the police station concerned. He added that any vehicle found
traveling without the NOC would be confiscated.
The minister revealed that the provincial government would
only allow intercity and interprovincial rides in case of emergencies. He added
that the provincial executive strongly discouraged unnecessary travel during
the lockdown. He highlighted that all taxis would only have the provision of
accommodating two persons: the driver and the passenger. The authorities
concerned would seize any vehicle violating this provision, he added.
