Coronavirus: Notification for resumption of flight operations withdrawn after Sindh's objections.

KARACHI -- The federal government has withdrawn a notification regarding the resumption of international flight operations reportedly after reservations from the Sindh government.

The authorities had allowed resumption of operations at Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Quetta and Peshawar airports from April 5.

Reacting to the decision, Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Saturday said the provinces should have been taken on board regarding the issue as they are struggling to contain the epidemic.

'No way, it's too early to decide on this. Such a decision needs to made by the consent of provincial governments as each province is struggling very hard to contain the spread of #COVID_19. We can't afford any risk at this point,' Shah tweeted.

Pakistan had earlier banned all incoming international flight operations and even suspended domestic travel as newer cases of the virus had emerged in the country.

The notification, issued on Saturday from the PM Office, further said that all passengers brought...