The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has announced that all medical facilities of the armed forces have been operationalised and are geared up to meet any eventuality to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came as part of the national effort and in line with the decisions of the National Security Committee taken on March 13.

The military's media wing said that COVID-19 testing labs had been established at major military hospitals across the country in addition to the central testing lab at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi.

A help desk has also been established at each military hospital for fast track handling of cases.

The Armed Forces of Pakistan are fully involved in assisting the government and the provincial administrations to tackle the situation, since the outbreak and are duly vigilant of the developing situation.

The COAS General, Qamar Javed Bajwa, has directed all commanders to take maximum necessary measures to assist the civil administration for safety and well-being of the people of Pakistan.