In the backdrop of an escalating war of words between the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the Pakistan Peoples Party, the National Coordination Committee has deferred a decision on lockdown for a day.

The difference of opinion between Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Sindh government on the issue of lockdown had been simmering for weeks but it flared up on Sunday when PTI ministers openly criticised the Sindh government and in particular Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah for his policies in combating Covid-19.

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