ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has decided not to attend the National Assembly session scheduled for today.
The federal minister took to Twitter and wrote that he has taken the decision after some National Assembly members and staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
“I have been insisting on the NA session through video link since day one. The parliamentary committee made an unwise decision over the opposition’s pressure and put the national political leadership in unnecessary danger,” wrote Fawad Chaudhry.
کئ اراکین اور عملے کے ٹیسٹ پازیٹو آنے کے بعد میں نے فیصلہ کیا ہے کہ آج اسمبلی کے اجلاس میں شرکت نہیں کروں گا، پہلے دن سے میں ویڈیو لنک پر سیشن کا کہ رہا ہوں اپوزیشن کے دباؤ میں آ کر پارلیمانی کمیٹی نے غیر دانشمندانہ فیصلہ کیا اور ملکی سیاسی قیادت کو غیر ضروری خطرے میں ڈال دیا۔
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 11, 2020
Earlier Fawad Chaudhry supported a strict lockdown in high-risk areas of the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “The whole world is focusing on prevention right now. We should also follow a stricter lockdown to prevent the virus to spread,” he asserted.
Read more: Fawad holds India accountable over interference in Balochistan
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