Prime Minister Imran Khan in a series of tweets in Urdu and English on Sunday morning highlighted the alarming situation of COVID-19 across the country. Pakistan has been in the grip of a second Covid-19 wave, and the numbers reveal the situation is worse than the first.
He tweeted “Pakistan’s second COVID 19 spike data is of concern: Increase in Covid patients on ventilators in last 15 days: Peshawar 200%, Multan 200%, Karachi 148%, Lahore 114%, Islamabad 65%. Multan & Isb Covid ventilators capacity utilisation 70%. Across the world there is a second spike..” tweeted Imran Khan.
Pakistan’s second COVID 19 spike data is of concern: Increase in Covid patients on ventilators in last 15 days: Peshawar 200%, Multan 200%, Karachi 148%, Lahore 114%, Islamabad 65%. Multan & Isb Covid ventilators capacity utilisation 70%. Across the world there is a second spike
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 22, 2020
He further warned that many nations around the world had already gone into complete lockdown and that he would be compelled to do the same if Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) continued with their jalsas. Prime Minister said that the PDM will be responsible for the worsening situation. The opposition is endangering the lives of people by holding these jalsa’s in order to get an NRO. He further made it very clear that the opposition’s efforts will go into vain and they will not be granted any NRO.
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“..& complete lockdowns in most countries. In Pak, the PDM by continuing with jalsas is deliberately endangering lives & livelihoods bec if cases continue to rise at the rate we are seeing, we will be compelled to go into complete lockdown & PDM will be responsible for consequences”
I do not want to take measures like a lockdown that will start hurting our economy which at the moment is showing signs of a robust recovery. Unfortunately, the Opposition’s only goal is NRO at whatever cost to the lives of people & the country’s economy.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 22, 2020
Futhermore, he stated that the opposition is endangering the lives of people by holding these jalsa’s in order to get an NRO. He further made it very clear that the opposition’s efforts will go into vain and they will not be granted any NRO. He wrote that, he does not want to risk the nation’s economy, which is doing very well at the moment, just so the opposition can satisfy their desperation of an NRO.
Opposition is callously destroying people”s lives & livelihoods in their desperation to get an NRO. Let me make it clear: they can hold a million jalsas but will not get any NRO.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 22, 2020
“I do not want to take measures like a lockdown that will start hurting our economy which at the moment is showing signs of a robust recovery. Unfortunately, the Opposition’s only goal is NRO at whatever cost to the lives of people & the country’s economy.”
I do not want to take measures like a lockdown that will start hurting our economy which at the moment is showing signs of a robust recovery. Unfortunately, the Opposition’s only goal is NRO at whatever cost to the lives of people & the country’s economy.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 22, 2020
These comments come in light of the opposition PDM movement which has said it will go ahead and hold its jalsa in Peshawar, today on Sunday, despite not getting permission by the provincial government.