PM Imran should lay out concrete plan against COVID-19: Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan should lay out concrete plan against coronavirus.

Addressing a press conference today (Tuesday), Shahid Khaqan criticized the incumbent government for failing to manage the arrival of pilgrims from Iran.

The people coming from Taftan have been the primary group affected by the coronavirus.

Shahid Khaqan claimed that almost 500 people have been entered in Punjab from Taftan, adding that this failure of the government can cause havoc in the country.

Commenting on PM Imran’s appeal to write-off the debt of developing countries, Shahid Khaqan said that PM Imran does not even know where the debts have been taken from.

Former Prime Minister further said that PM Imran’s irresponsible statement can exacerbate the already fragile economy as most of Pakistan’s debts are due to internal debtors and

Commenting on the sts to curb the outbreak of coronavirus, Abbasi said the federal government should take stern steps amid coronavirus which includes containment, social distancing and managing those already sick.

Earlier today, PM Imran in an interview to international news agency, had called on the world community to write off the debts of vulnerable countries like Pakistan.

The Prime Minister further said that he believes that the coronavirus may shatter the economies of developing countries.