Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan was the only country to strike a balance between tackling the spread of the virus and saving the economy.

Speaking to the reporters in Karachi, he said: "Corona is international. Pakistan is thankfully saved, we would have reached our peak anyway because we can't [afford to] lockdown."

Citing the example of India, he said that they had to lift restrictions as people were dying of hunger and of the virus.

"Pakistan is the only country to strike a balance between both [...] 34 per cent of the people in India went below the poverty line.

"Countries that have controlled the virus like Germany and Sweden, the people followed SOPs," he said, adding that strict action will now be taken against those violating the government's guidelines.

"We know where the hotpsots are and will enforce a smart lockdown in those areas."