PHOTO: Reuters
Lockdown in four neighbourhoods from Wednesday
Citizens have been appealed to make prior arrangements for their convenience
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration ((ICTA) has decided to partially seal two sectors of Islamabad with effect from June 18 in order to prevent spread of coronavirus, an official statement said.
According to a notification issued by District Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat stated that the sub-sectors I-8/3, I-8/4, I-10/1 and I-10/22 along with I-8 Markaz and I-10 Markaz are being sealed with effect from June 18 midnight in public interest and until further orders.
PM Imran spurns Punjab’s complete lockdown proposal
The notification has been issued after Covid-19 confirmed cases were traced by the surveillance teams.
However, the exemptions to this order include pharmacy and medicine shops, groceries stores and bakeries.
Citizens have been appealed to make prior arrangements for their convenience including ration, medicines and reschedule their engagements.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 17th, 2020.
COMMENTS
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ