Smart lockdown imposed in several Peshawar localities.

PESHAWAR -- Keeping in view the rising number of COVID-19 cases amid the second wave of the virus, the local administration on Friday imposed a smart lockdown in several localities of Peshawar, media reported.

According to a notification issued by the district administration, several areas of the city have been declared as coronavirus hotspots and put under lockdown with immediate effect.

Areas that have been put under smart lockdown are Tajabad, Sadiqabad, Qamber Khel, Darmangi and various streets of Hayatabad.

Earlier on December 24, as many as eight more patients of the novel coronavirus had died during the past 24...