Adviser to the chief minister on information Ajmal Wazir has said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will follow all decisions made by the federal government regarding lifting of lockdown.

Speaking at a press conference in Peshawar, he said that shops would remain open for five days of the week but would be closed on the weekends.

He added that industries related to poly vinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, aluminium and steel, paint and electrical equipment would be allowed to reopen.

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