Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri has said that in a meeting between President Arif Alvi and religious scholars from across the country, it was decided that congregational prayers in mosques will be "restricted".

Old and sick people have been advised to pray at home with their families, Qadri said.

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