Assistance promised to journalists affected by virus.

PESHAWAR -- Adviser to the chief minister on information Ajmal Khan Wazir has said the government will provide all possible facilities to the journalists infected by coronavirus.

He asked such journalists to quarantine themselves at home and follow the Covid-19 standard operating procedure finalised by the government.

Mr Wazir told a delegation of the Peshawar Press Club and Khyber Union of Journalists here that the government would hold Covid-19 tests of other journalists as well to help them perform duty without fear. He said journalists were the frontline fighters against coronavirus and were creating public awareness of the virus.

The adviser said seven journalists had been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the provincial capital.

Director General (Information and Public Relations) Imdadullah, Peshawar Press Club president Syed Bukhar Shah, general secretary Imran Yousafzai and other journalists were present on...

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