PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra has been booked for violating COVID-19-related standard operating procedures (SOPs).
According to details, the provincial minister hosted an iftar dinner for the party workers at a restaurant in Peshawar and openly violated the precautionary measures.
The cases were registered against Taimur Saleem Jhagra, restaurant manager and its owner on the complaint of Assistant Commissioner Adil Ayub. The district administration said nobody is above the law and every violation will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Army’s troops patrolled Peshawar roads along with police and district officials to ensure implementation of SOPs. The officials sealed over 100 shops and detained more than 300 persons for flouting the precautionary measures.
The officials conducted raids in Saddar, University Road, Hayatabad, Kohat Road and Charsadda Road in Peshawar over breach of the Covid-19 precautionary measures.
