Smart lockdown strategy proved effective in coping with COVID-19: Shibli.

ISLAMABAD -- The way Pakistan has addressed the COVID-19 challenge is really commendable and Pakistan is a role model in this context.

Mr. Christian Turner, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan said this in a meeting with Senator Shibli Faraz, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting here on Monday. He said that effective communication and care are effective weapons in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

Senator Shibli Faraz said that Pakistan's government, from day one, had maintained a balanced approach and exercised due care for both lives and livelihood of the people. He said that the strategy of smart lockdown has proved very effective in coping with the COVID-19 challenge. We have also adopted an effective communication strategy, continuous public messaging, kept the people engaged and attentive to deal with the changing situation, he said. We shall keep up our efforts, Shibli Faraz said.

The Minister said that National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) is the nerve centre to synergise and articulate national effort against COVID-19 and to implement the decisions based on authentic data and information. He added that Ministry of I and B and NCOC are working in close coordination as far as dissemination of information is concerned. Regarding forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha, he said SOPs will be followed. Slaughtering of sacrificial animals...