Bilawal pays tribute to doctors, paramedics fighting coronavirus on frontline.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday paid rich tribute to doctors and other health care providers fighting on the frontline in the battle against the coronavirus panademic.

Speaking in the National Assembly, he said, 'our doctors, nurses and paramedical workers are the real heroes, who are working day and night to save the lives of the citizens by risking their own."

He said that presently about 700 paramedical staff had been affected by the coronavirus out of these at least 11 had died so for. He also prayed for the earlier recovery of Speaker National Assembly Asad Qasir and his family.

He said that during a press conference he had offered unconditional support to the government in the fight against coronavirus.

'When the virus reached Pakistan, I offered to Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government to set aside the political differences and work together to tackle the pandemic." He said that unfortunately, the response of the government was negative. He said that politics should be avoided on the coronavirus.

'We are ready to extend support to the government without any condition; we are ready to go to every forum with...

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