The Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has hinted at imposing further restrictions in the province as coronavirus cases continue to surge.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi, CM Murad Ali Shah said that if the coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) are not properly followed, the virus could rapidly spread across the province.
He said that the transportation of goods has not been stopped by the government, while only public transport has been banned for the safety of the people.Â
“If the situation gets critical, then the federation will be asked to impose more restrictions on public transport,” he said, adding that he had earlier requested the Centre to impose a ban on inter-provincial public transportation to contain the virus.
Talking about the economic situation, Murad Ali Shah stated that the growth rate in the country is less than one-and-a-half per cent.
“We are changing the [economic] laws as per the guidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
“The Centre has made the SBP so powerful that no one can do anything about it,” Murad Ali Shah said.
He said that the federal government had promised the creation of five million jobs, but instead, unemployment is constantly spiking in the country.
