In pictures: Markets teem as Pakistan's lockdown eases despite infection surge
There are at least 32,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in country
Reuters/AFP |
May 12, 2020
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
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
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