Committee to deal with coronavirus situation on 'priority basis': NA speaker

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National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has said that the committee, formed to monitor the coronavirus situation, will address the crisis on a "priority basis".

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser speaks to the media in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV
National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser speaks to the media in Islamabad. — DawnNewsTV

He assured that "state will do its duty" and promised that the parliament will "not disappoint the people". The speaker also urged people to pray indoors on Shab-i-Barat and asked religious scholars to "cooperate with the government".

He was addressing the media alongside Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri and Safron Minister Shehryar Afridi.

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