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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that PM Imran Khan will shortly address the nation regarding lockdown to be imposed across the country to control the spread of Coronavirus.
On a socials media website Twitter, she said, “Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation today in the context of the challenge faced by the nation during COVID 19 outbreak”.
وزیراعظم عمران خان آج کرونا وائرس کے حوالے سے درپیش چیلنج کے تناظر میں قوم سے اہم خطاب کریں گے۔#COVID2019 #PMIK
— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousAwan) March 22, 2020
Furthermore, Balochistan and Sindh governments on Sunday have sought Pakistan Army assistance to curb coronavirus speared.
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Balochistan government has written a letter for giving civil authority to the army under Article 245 in order to restrain the spread of the coronavirus.
READ MORE: Balochistan govt to temporarily lock-down province for 21 days
Meanwhile, the Sindh government has requested the center to send army soldiers for the support of civil administration under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in imposing lockdown in the province.