PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to impose a smart lockdown in the provincial capital, Peshawar, that will go into effect tomorrow amid increasing coronavirus cases across the country.
In this regard, a notification was issued today (Friday) from the deputy commissioner Peshawar’s office. The notification ordered the ‘controlled entry and exit’ of the localities in Peshawar listed below:
Street No. 15.A, Defence Officers Colony, Khyber Road, Peshawar Cantt; Street No. 13, Gul Bahar No. 02, lshrat Cinema Road; Street No. 2, Mohallah Khan Bahadar, Durran Pur, Ring Road; House No 17, Fort Road, Peshawar Cantt; House No. 48 C, Sahib Zada Road, University Town.
The notification further stated that the smart lockdown will go into effect from November 7, 04:00 pm till further orders by the competent authority. “All public gatherings will be prohibited within the specified localities as well,” it added.
The concerned authorities have also banned any person from entering or exiting these localities except for those selling essential commodities.
“All shops other than those of essential services (pharmacies, general stores, food supplies, tandoors, drinking water supplies, emergency etc.) shall remain closed within these localities. Congregation in mosques shall be restricted to five persons,” stated the notification.
The development came after a total of 1,376 people tested positive for COVID-19 across Pakistan on November 5, bringing the number of active coronavirus cases to 16,242 — the highest since August.
