Ex-CM Malik praises Sindh’s lockdown move

Suggests that the rest of the provinces should follow suit

QUETTA: National Party (NP) President and former chief minister of Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik on Sunday termed the Sindh Government’s decision of a lockdown throughout the province “fearless and praiseworthy”, suggesting that the rest of the provinces should follow suit.

In a statement, Dr Malik and NP Secretary General Jan Muhammad Buledi censured the politics of Prime Minister Imran Khan, stating that the public is suffering from a dire situation while the head of the government is busy playing politics.

They stressed on self-quarantining and urged the public to adopt guidelines relayed by health professionals that could contain the outbreak and take precautionary measures. “Prevention of an outbreak is not possible without complete security measures.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 23^rd, 2020.