Dedicate Labour Day to frontline workers battling Covid-19, says Bilawal

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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has dedicated Labour Day to those frontline workers that have lost their lives in the fight against the coronavirus.

Speaking at a press conference, he said: "Some 400 healthcare workers have become coronavirus patients, while at least nine have been martyred.

"We dedicate this day to their memory and to daily wage labourers affected by the virus. We pay tribute to them," he said.

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