Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the entire world has now understood that lockdowns are not a solution for the Covid-19 pandemic.

Addressing the nation, he said: "When a country imposes lockdown restrictions, the spread of the virus is slowed down.

"But we must also realise that Pakistan is a poor country and that we had no choice but to reopen the country. The entire world has understood that lockdowns aren't a solution.

"The United States, which now has the highest number of cases and deaths, has reopened their country [...] they decided to reopen their country with SOPs."