Pakistan will soon overcome coronavirus pandemic: Sheikh Rasheed

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed has expressed hope that Pakistan would soon overcome the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking at a ration distribution ceremony in Lahore today (Sunday), Sheikh Rasheed has said that Pakistan can defeat coronavirus pandemic through national unity, discipline, and awareness. “The situation regarding coronavirus pandemic is controlled in Pakistan,” he asserted.

The federal minister also announced that Pakistan Railways has donated Rs 50.8 million in Prime Minister Imran Khan’s corona relief fund.

He further announced that Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has donated Rs 3,000 bags to Pakistan Railways to distribute among the porters in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

He said, “Each railway porter will get Rs 12,000 from the Ehsaas Cash Programme,” adding that Pakistan Railways was making strategy to send tickets to passengers at their homes in Karachi and Lahore.

Commenting on sugar report, he announced that the forensic report of sugar price hike could get delayed by 10 days. Referring to the resumption of railway operations, he said that the ministry would make a decision after the lockdown ends on April 28.