ISLAMABAD: *Pakistan has not received any financial assistance yet from anycountry over coronavirus pandemic, reveals PM Imran Khan. *
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that Pakistan has not received anyfinancial assistance from any country or global organisation despite thecoronavirus outbreak in the country which has infected more than 11,500people and claimed over 240 lives.
During a meeting with social media influencers and journalists, he said thesituation developing after the pandemic is a big test for the entire worldand Pakistan.
He said that Pakistan’s economy was badly hit by the pandemic and despitesevere hardships, no country or global organisation lent even a singledollar, adding that only International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave relief inrepayment of loans.
However, he added, the situation was different in the country than Europeand the United States.
The premier said that the underprivileged were the hardest hit by lockdownswhereas the remittances from overseas Pakistanis have also stopped. “I didnot want to impose the lockdown as it would increase the miseries of thelabourers and daily wagers. 75% of them are not even registered,” he added.
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The PM also announced a “track and trace system” for coronavirus caseswhich will be introduced throughout the country with the help of thecountry’s premier spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
He added that the system will help in identifying areas where there werenumerous coronavirus cases.
“We will lock down those areas where there are [numerous] coronavirus caseswhereas business in other areas will be kept open,” he said.
