Pakistan Reports 1, 935 Deaths With 93,983 Cases Of Coronavirus

Punjab with  35, 308 cases of Coronavirus surpassed Sindh with 34,889 cases followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 12, 459, Balochistan with 5,776, Islamabad with 4,323, Gilgit Baltistan with 897 cases and Azad Jammu and Kashmir with 331 cases of Coronavirus.

LAHORE: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-June 6^th, 2020) The death toll reached to 1,935 after 93,983 cases of Coronavirus across the country here on Saturday.

Punjab with 35, 308 cases of Coronavirus surpassed Sindh with 34,889 cases followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 12, 459, Balochistan with 5,776, Islamabad with 4,323, Gilgit Baltistan with 897 cases and Azad Jammu and Kashmir with 331 cases of Coronavirus.

The official sources said that 31, 198 people recovered from Coronavirus.

Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan stands at a juncture where we could defeat the corona virus if people strictly follow the SOPs.

Addressing volunteers of Corona Relief Tiger Force in Islamabad today, he said one million youth have registered under the force so far. He said 175,000 volunteers provided assistance in various relief activities during lockdown.

Imran Khan said volunteers were needed to sensitize public about precautionary measures during gradual opening of lockdown. He said many people needed awareness and guidance to follow the SOPs including social distancing and care. He said the volunteers also guided people offering prayers in mosques due to which the number of new cases reduced at the places of worship.

The Prime Minister said as a result of precautionary measures, the death toll in Pakistan is so far less than many other countries of the world.

Imran Khan said the services of volunteers will also be needed in areas where smart lockdowns will be implemented in the coming days. Secondly, they will also work along district administration in efforts to control the locust. He said services of volunteers will also be utilized in tree plantation under Clean and Green Pakistan program.

Imran Khan said medical community across the world is facing pressure and we can avoid it if we get the people to follow the SOPs.

He said lockdowns impact the livelihoods of people and poor countries are grappling with this situation. He gave the example of neighboring India, where strict lockdown resulted in millions of people going unemployed.

The Prime Minister said the effective steps taken by the government have been appreciated by the Asian Development Bank. He said under Ehsaas program emergency cash disbursements were made to the needy and eligible people.

Referring to economic situation of the country, the Prime Minister said the corona pandemic came at a time when the country was getting out of economic crisis due to prudent policies adopted by the government. He said we have paid more than 5,000 billion rupees in interest for the loans taken by previous governments. He said the government will reduce expenditures in order to cope with the situation.