Govt takes action against traders, transporters for violating SOPs

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The government has shut down more than 874 markets/shops and one industrial unit while 1,409 transporters were fined and their vehicles sealed for violating standard operating procedures (SOPs), according to data released by the National Coordination and Operation Centre.

More than 9,532 violations of health guidelines/instructions were observed across the country over the past 24 hours.

Overall, 4,479 violations were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2,445 in Punjab, 1,000 in Sindh, 818 in Balochistan, 585 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 156 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 49 in Islamabad.

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