Peshawar localities locked down

PESHAWAR:

The District administration of Peshawar has imposed a smart lockdown in various localities to control the spread of Covid-19, according to an official notification issued on Monday.

Localities where the restrictions have been imposed on the entry and exit included Street No: 1 to 8, Sector F-V, Phase-VI, Hayatabad, the area bound by Ring Road, Phandu Road and GHSS Hazar Khwani Road, the area bound by Ishrat Cinema Road, Sir Syed Public School Road, Ijza Abad Road and Madina Street Gulbahar No. 4. Street No: 1 to 4, Phase-III, Habib Jalib Road, Hayatabad Street No. 1 to 5 & 11 to 14, Sector, F-7, Phase-VI, Hayatabad. Area Bound by Afghan Colony Road, GGPS Road Dalzak Road and Masjid-e-Toheed Road, Zaryab Colony, Street No: 1, 7 & 8, Sardar Ahmad Jan Colony, Babar Street, Street D, Street J, Street H and Street L Ali Town and Warsak Road.

This notification shall stand effective from 4pm on Monday and shall remain in force till further orders. Under the restrictions, no general entry or exit to these localities by any person shall be allowed, except those supplying essential commodities.

All types of gatherings within these localities are strictly prohibited. All shops other than those of essential services (pharmacies, general stores, food supplies, tandoors, drinking water supplies and emergency etc) would remain close within these localities.

Congregation in mosques shall be restricted to five persons only. Under the notification, the authorities concerned have been directed to ensure the implementation of this order. The district health officer is responsible for provision of health services in these localities.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 25^th, 2022.