Restrictions to remain in place till April 14: Asad Umar

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Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the existing restrictions put in place to control the spread of Covid-19 will remain for two more weeks until April 14.

Asad Umar addresses the media. —DawnNewsTV
Asad Umar addresses the media. —DawnNewsTV

He added that every province already has its own restrictions in place but based on the National Coordination Committee meeting, all provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) have uniformly decided to implement these measures from this point forward.

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