Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan on Sunday, directed to tighten lockdown measures and announced a complete lockdown will be restored across AJK from Monday. The premier ordered authorities to restore restrictions of a complete lockdown from Sunday mid-night 12:00.

He added that grocery shops and medical stores will be allowed to be opened as per schedule finalised by the government. The Prime Minister also announced the suspension of transport till Eidul Fitr and appealed citizens not to unnecessarily leave their houses.

Raja Farooq Haider Khan said that the decision to restore lockdown was made by the government in view of the rising number of coronavirus patients in the state.

He directed the administration for strict implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) devised by the government during the lockdown period.-PR