LAHORE: Provincial Law Minister Raja Basharat and Chief Secretary Punjab Jawwad Rafique Malik on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to various parts of the city to review the enforcement of the smart lockdown and arrangements in cattle markets.

The provincial law minister and the chief secretary reviewed the situation of smart lockdown in various markets of the city including Liberty and Johar Town areas and issued instructions to the CCPO Lahore to deploy more police personnel. They said the government's measure helped control the coronavirus pandemic but carelessness could lead to the resurgence of the disease. They said the smart lockdown is inevitable in the prevailing situation and it would be strictly enforced.

Raja Basharat said that the decision of smart lockdown ahead of Eidul Azha was taken in the public interest and the government would continue taking steps to protect the people from Covid-19.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020