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Planning Minister Asad Umar, Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri, premier's aides Firdous Ashiq Awan and Zafar Mirza and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal are briefing the media regarding the current Covid-19 crisis.

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