ISLAMABAD: Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has paid a rich tribute to doctors and other health care providers fighting on the frontline in the battle against the coronavirus epidemic.
The spokesperson for the Pakistan Army said in a statement that the coronavirus outbreak had changed the global scenario altogether and that the Pakistani media and religious figures were also playing an important role in the war against the epidemic.
He said this was the first time the world was facing a pandemic like coronavirus and there was a need to rise above race and colour to fight this outbreak.
Iftikhar said the armed forces of Pakistan were extending their full support to the federal and provincial government in the battle against COVID-19.
He further said “We cannot afford an indefinite lockdown,” he added, speaking at a news conference with Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan. “We will have to keep our essential services functioning as well.”
Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar thanked the media for reporting objectively on the coronavirus pandemic, saying that he had no hesitation in acknowledging that the state will need support from the media to battle such a fragile situation.
