Sindh Transport Minister Owais Qadir Shah has urged the provincial chief executive Murad Ali Shah to take strict action against people who are violating the lockdown in order for it to be effective.

"He (Murad) should impose a curfew if he has to, this is a matter of people's health," he said.

Owais added that there are reports that events are still being held in some areas, defeating the purpose of a lockdown.