PPP leader tells PM to stop adding confusion to chaos, proceed on leave.

HYDERABAD -- Pakistan PeopAles Party (PPP) information secretary Maula Bux Chandio has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan's statements and policies in the present situation are only adding to confusion and chaos in the country.

'The prime minister should proceed on leave and let institutions work independently, because his politics is endangering people's lives,' he remarked.

He was speaking at a press conference at his residence on Thursday evening.

Other PPP activists including Saghir Qureshi and Ahsan Abro were present.

He quoted the PM as saying that Pakistan still did not face a serious situation and wondered that such statement was given in spite of thousands of positive cases emerging in the country.

Chandio insists Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan is critical

Mr Chandio said that even Supreme Court had given important observations on present coronavirus situation in the wake of a presentation by the attorney general of Pakistan. He said the apex court realised that it was indeed a pandemic. It was only the prime minister who was not sensitised on the issue, adding that he even issued statements that hurt people. 'The PM is not even saddened by the death of his party's lawmaker from Covid-19,' he remarked.

'The present situation has raised the question as to who is in fact ruling over the country and framing policies,' he said.

He argued that the PM clearly looked helpless; he had himself said he was averse to lockdown policy which showed that lockdown was given effect in all four...