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Coronavirus: KP govt shuts down public places

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to shut public places including (markets, shopping malls and restaurants) from today (Sunday 22nd of March, 2020) 9am to March 24 in order to contain the transmission of COVID-19.

Restaurants and eateries will be allowed to deliver food at home only. However, pharmacies, grocery stores, karyana shops, bakeries, atta chakkies, tandoors, milk shops, auto workshops and petrol pumps, chicken and meat shops, fruit and vegetable shops and all kinds of mandis including grain, fruit and vegetable will be allowed to carry on their business as routine.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.