COVID-19 can inflict economic, financial problems: Jhagra.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance and Health Taimur Salim Jhagra Monday said COVID-19 pandemic could cause economic and financial problems for the provincial government as huge funds were being spent for protection of masses and prevention of coronavirus.

Talking to a delegation of Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Council Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here at his office, he said priority of the government was to protect lives of people from coronavirus and for the purpose huge funds were being provided.

He said this was high time to work together and defeat the infectious disease, adding the government has already bore so much financial burden in terms of purchasing health related equipment, giving tax exemption, providing financial assistance to poor and jobless people and up-gradation of health centres to cope with needs of...