12 noon to 3pm: Murad orders complete closure today

The Sindh government has announced to complete closure on Friday from 12 noon to 3 pm. This emerged on Thursday evening when Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah met with a delegation of Ulema by Mufti Munib-ur-Rehamn. The delegation members include, Mufti Abid Mubarak, Mufti Rafi Rehman, Mufti Abid Saeed, Abdul Waheed, Dr Abdul Bari, Dr Adeel, Dr Saeed and others. The chief minister was assisted by Minister Religious Affairs Nasir Shah and Education Minister Saeed Ghani.

The chief minister thanked Ulemas and religious scholars for their unconditional support to contain coronavirus. "I want you to support us on Friday for observing complete lockdown from 12noon to 3 pm and by the time the Prime Minister will meet with Ulemas to discuss and decide SOPs for masajids," he said.

The ulemas said that they were mindful of the on-going situation of coronavirus, therefore they had supported the government and would be supporting the government.