Health emergency declared in Balochistan

Published March 17, 2020
Legal action to be taken against people sheltering illegal immigrants anywhere. — AFP/File
Legal action to be taken against people sheltering illegal immigrants anywhere. — AFP/File

CHAGAI: Balochistan government’s focal­person for coronavirus prevention Mir Umair Mohammad Hassani has said that a health emergency had been declared in the province to avoid the spread of novel coronavirus.

In a statement issued here on Monday, he said all entry and exit points along borders with Iran and Afghanistan were closed immediately. He warned of action against those found involved in human trafficking along both the borders in Balochistan.

Mr Hassani said that if illegal immigrants were found somewhere in a house or in buses legal action would be taken against the people concerned.

Published in Dawn, March 17th, 2020

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