Traders, public reminded to follow SOPs

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, has reminded that the designed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the purpose of business activities must be followed in order to save human lives. 

In a statement issued on May 13, he clarified that the Government of Sindh had allowed the business community to carry out activities in accordance with the designed SOPs but it has been observed that neither the traders nor the people were following them, which was not acceptable.

Nasir Shah warned that the provincial government can also revert back the lockdown relaxation decision if the violation of SOPs was not stopped. 

The Minister insisted that nothing was more important than the lives of people and the traders were advised to implement the designed SOPs religiously in order to protect everyone from the virus. 

People from different walks of life have expressed their apprehensions as the markets and commercial areas of Karachi in particular have been flooded with people ever since lockdown was relaxed on May 11.