(Clockwise) A vendor sells mosquito nets at a roadside stall in Lahore on Wednesday after the government eased restrictions for the construction industry and some other vocations. A tailor is busy in his work in Rawalpindi. A bike mechanic repairs a part of engine at his shop in Islamabad. Shuttered shops at a wholesale market in Karachi after the Sindh government extended the lockdown. In Faisalabad, civil defence personnel forcing shopkeepers to close their shops after 5pm.—PPI / Online / Fahim Siddiqi-White Star
(Clockwise) A vendor sells mosquito nets at a roadside stall in Lahore on Wednesday after the government eased restrictions for the construction industry and some other vocations. A tailor is busy in his work in Rawalpindi. A bike mechanic repairs a part of engine at his shop in Islamabad. Shuttered shops at a wholesale market in Karachi after the Sindh government extended the lockdown. In Faisalabad, civil defence personnel forcing shopkeepers to close their shops after 5pm.—PPI / Online / Fahim Siddiqi-White Star

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