ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information andBroadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan along with DG ISPR Major General BabarIftikhar held a joint press conference here on Friday.
Prims Minister’s special assistant said that Federal government has aconsensus with provincial governments and are working together to protectthe nation from the coronavirus pandemic adding that National Command andControl Centre will act as a nerve center against the deadly COVID-19pandemic.
During the press briefing DG ISPR Major General Babar Iftikhar has laudedthe role of media and said that media’s rols is very important and crucialin confronting against the disease.
DG ISPR also paid homage to valiant doctors, nurses, paramedics, securityforces and law enforcing agencies who are fighting from the front againstthe COVID-19.
Major General Babar Iftikhar reiterated that for fighting against thePandemic of coronavirus Pakistan Armed Forces are utilizing their allresources.
Earlier, Federal Minister Asad Umer and DG Operations and Planning NCOCMajor General Asif Mehmood Goraya were briefed the Prime Minister about thelatest situation of the killer disease, measures taken thus far and futurecourse of action for containment efforts.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa was also present during thePrime Minister’s visit.
It is to be noted that National Command and Operation Center is nervecentre to synergize and articulate the unified national effort againstCOVID-19, and to implement the decisions of National Coordination Committeeon it.








