The premier also announced that all the four provinces and the governments of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) have decided to lift all restrictions imposed on the movement of goods transport across the country. Following the NCC meeting, PM Khan launched the youth force, saying it will lead the fight against the coronavirus in Pakistan. So I am announcing today, we are developing a special youth force,” Khan said, adding that preparations are in full swing and a membership drive with the citizen’s portal would begin soon. Announcing to lift the ban on goods transport, he said the decision was taken because food items, like flour, had become expensive due to the restrictions on transporters’ movements. Later, he asked Minister for National Food Security Khusro Bakhtiar to give update on the current stocks.

Source: The Express Tribune March 28, 2020 03:56 UTC