Registration for ‘Corona Relief Tiger Force’ to begin from today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will launched the registration of the volunteers for the ‘Corona Relief Tiger Force’ (today) on Tuesday night.

According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs, the registration portal will be launched tonight on the orders of the PM Imran  and will continue till 10 April.

1) Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI announced the establishment of Corona Relief Tiger Force, constituting of youth. This force will join hands with the government and the army to aid the people of our country amid this pandemic pic.twitter.com/JpfJaQIDOv

— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) March 30, 2020

The ministry also disclosed that young senators will also get themselves registered in the portal.The force will become operational under a complete lockdown or emergency, the ministry said. It added that the youth will be trained to supply rations to the families in need during the epidemic.

2) the responsibilities of Corona Relief Tiger Force include delivering food & essential commodities, awareness campaigns, identification of poor people, quarantine management etc. pic.twitter.com/Dkba7qUKNW

— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) March 30, 2020

“The young people will prove that PM was right to trust them,” said the ministry. It added that the youth will join the frontline in the fight against coronavirus along with nurses, paramedical staff and doctors

وزیراعظم عمران خان کی "کرونا ریلیف ٹائیگر فورس" کا حصہ بننے کے خواہش مند افراد متوجہ ہوں۔ pic.twitter.com/KkpQ6iMFSE

— Usman Dar (@UdarOfficial) March 30, 2020

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced the launch of the youth force labelled “corona relief tigers” which will lead the fight against the coronavirus in Pakistan.

“Recruitment for corona relief tigers will formally begin on March 31.We are calling upon all volunteers,” said the premier during a special media briefing.