Pakistan will host a video conference of Saarc member states tomorrow to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, the Foreign Office said in a statement.

In addition to exchanging updates on the status of national containment efforts, the conference will deliberate ways to promote deeper cooperation to combat the crisis, including through strengthening disease surveillance, sharing best practices, building national capacities, coordinating research efforts and promoting regional and international linkages, the press release added.

The conference is part of efforts by Pakistan, which will be represented by state health minister Dr Zafar Mirza, "to foster greater cooperation at the regional level to effectively overcome the public health crisis, and mitigate its socio-economic impact", it added.