COAS directs to implement steps to contain coronavirus: DG ISPR

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Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar on Friday said that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ganeral Qamar Javed Bajwa has directed to implement steps taken to contain coronavirus with the help of civil institutions.

Addressing a press conference, the DG told that a conference was held under the supervision of army chief to discuss the situation caused by the deadly virus. The COAS has instructed to carry on the training of Pakistan Army officers and use all the resources to fight the epidemic, he stated.

Director general of military media wing told that Pakistan Army has decided not to take Internal Security Allowance in the wake of worsening situation due to coroanvirus.

He also expressed his concerns that the spread of virus may speed up in coming 15 days. We have to take extreme care to prevent the outbreak of the pandemic, he appealed.

“A smart lockdown and testing, tracing and quarantining will drive our efforts against Covid-19. We will have a targeted lockdown only for virus hotspots and clusters," he went on to say.

Major General Babar Iftikhar told that Indian forces have violated the ceasefire for 850 times so far with heavy weapons, targeting the civilians. Indian leadership, with the help of its media, had tried to malign Pakistan with false propaganda , he added.

ISPR DG said that India is promoting the ideology of Hindutva and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by breaking the international laws.

 

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Pakistan army and civilian administration need to respond to this extremely seriously and create protocols and plans for a full scale bio-weapon attack on Pakistan even though this is close to it. Scary thing is that there are different strains of this virus in different countries and some strains are more lethal than others depending on the standing of the country in the global order. With higher concentration and dense living accommodation Pakistani population is highly susceptible to the effects of this virus and it is vital that Pakistani public is properly educated and provided with the right resources to deal with it. PA needs to take the lead and ensure that the civilian administration follows the orders to curtail this threat and that PA takes over all operational functions of the civilian and military health infrastructure. What we need is a military take over of the whole Pakistani health infrastructure in the interest of the nation so that it can be better managed, streamlined and improved with PA discipline to prevent a human catastrophe not ever seen in Pakistan.