In pictures: Markets teem as Pakistan's lockdown eases despite infection surge

There are at least 32,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in country

Markets across Pakistan were teeming on Monday after opening up for the first time in over a month as the country began to lift its lockdown despite a rise in the rate of coronavirus infections.

People shop from stalls in a market. PHOTO: REUTERS

A general view of a road traffic and the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) PHOTO: REUTERS

Barbers give haircuts to customers after the government eased the nationwide lockdown. PHOTO: AFP

Women and children shop from a stall in a market, after Pakistan started easing the lockdown. PHOTO: REUTERS

A shopkeeper waits for customers in a market. PHOTO: AFP

Women queue to enter a clothing store after the government eased the nationwide lockdown. PHOTO: AFP

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People gather as they wait for the reopening of shops in Lahore.PHOTO :AFP

People shop for shoes near stall after the government eased the nationwide lockdown in Quetta. PHOTO: AFP

Women shop at a market after the government eased the lockdown  in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: AFP