According to a Sindh government notification regarding the lockdown in the province, the essential services are:

  • health and related services
  • food and related industry/ manufacturers
  • grocery stores, general and convenience stores
  • fish, meat, vegetable/fruit vendors and dairy shops
  • essential municipal services
  • electricity and SSGC
  • water supply
  • port operations, PNSC and custom services
  • PTA/PTCL/NTC service staff
  • cellular companies service staff for repair maintenance of towers/cables
  • banks (with limited staff for services)
  • petrol pumps
  • welfare organisations
  • media persons authorised by information department, newspaper hawkers
  • any other class deemed essential

As per the notification, anyone who doesn't follow the orders will be punishable under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code.