Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the country was "saved because a complete and extended lockdown" was not enforced.

Referring to a recent international survey, he said that it showed that rich people were "not affected" by the pandemic. "I said this from day one, think of katchi abaadis and daily wagers. Why were we saved? Because we did not do a complete lockdown, we opened construction sector early."

He added that the way the government had distributed money was the reason why "Pakistan's situation was not like India".