Sindh govt, APRA agree on SOPs to prevent coronavirus outbreak

KARACHI: The Sindh government and the All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA) have agreed on SOPs to ensure safety measures to prevent coronavirus.

According to a press release issued in this regard, restaurants will only be allowed to deliver food from 8am to 5pm while they do not need to take the NOC.

This assurance was made by Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani in a meeting with the delegation of the All Pakistan Restaurant Association.

The delegation included Shaukat Suleman, former chairman of APRA, Waqas Azim, FPCCI’s Standing Committee on Restaurants and Ather Chawla, Convener of APRA.

Minister Saeed Ghani lauded the cooperation of APRA in the situation arising out of the coronavirus epidemic and said that in this time of trouble we all have to play our role.

“The priority of the Sindh government is to secure the lives of the masses as the economy can restore again but precious human lives cannot be brought back”, he added.

APRA also requested the Sindh government to allow delivery and takeaway from the restaurant from 11am to 12pm during the lockdown period and from 4pm to 5pm in the month of Ramadan.

Ather Chawla, convener APRA, requested the Labour Minister to allow takeaway also with delivery from 11am to 12pm during the lockdown period as only delivery is currently allowed.

Provincial minister Saeed Ghani informed that the Sindh government by keeping in view SOPs and will review in this regard.