Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has expressed regret over the government's "failure to step up to the challenge".

Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf — DawnNewsTV
Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf — DawnNewsTV

The PPP leader said that New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was the only leader in the world who had taken timely steps to curb the spread of the virus and took the nation into confidence while formulating a strategy.

He also criticised the lack of acknowledgment afforded to the Sindh government for the measures it took to cope with the crisis. Instead, the federal government sent two ministers to abuse the Sindh government, Ashraf claimed.

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