Information Minister Shibli Faraz has called out the opposition for not attending a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Corona­virus Disease scheduled for today.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting, the information minister said that the opposition had demonstrated its "irresponsible" attitude by not showing up.

He stated that it was the government's job to take all parties on board to forge a way forward for tackling the country's Covid-19 outbreak.

"The purpose [of the meeting] is not for political point-scoring. It is to battle the pandemic. It is sad that the opposition has once again shown its irresponsibility [...]. By not participating, they have shown that they don't trust the parliament."