IHC reserves verdict in a plea seeking government steps to protect citizen from coronavirus.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved its verdict in a plea seeking emergency steps from the government for evacuation of Pakistanis citizens from coronavirus infected area Wuhan in China.

The petitioner had also sought direction from the court to government for details of the preventative measures to tackle the spread of the disease in the country.

The verdict was reserved by the IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah.

The CJ questioned the petitioner how the fundamental rights were violated by the situation.

The petitioner responded that according to Article 199 of the Constitution high court has jurisdiction in situations of public...