Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah assured the trader community that he would present their point of view regarding lifting lockdown measures in the next meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC).

The chief minister said this while speaking to a delegation of traders at the CM House. The delegation urged the chief minister to allow business activities in the province to resume and gave assurances that they will follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) agreed upon to curb the spread of the virus.

Shah said that imposing lockdown measures was a decision taken by federal government in consultation with the provinces. He assured the traders that he will present their point of view in the next NCC meeting.

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