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All of Pak Army's resources being used to combat pandemic, says DG ISPR

Published April 24, 2020
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Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said that all of the Pakistan Army's resources are being used to combat the pandemic.

"A smart lockdown and testing, tracing and quarantining will drive our efforts against Covid-19. We will have a targeted lockdown only for virus hotspots and clusters."

He added that the army will extend help in this regard.

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