ISLAMABAD: The authorities have announced to resume international flight operation from April 3 for the return of Pakistanis stranded in foreign countries due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
According to media reports, the domestic flight operation will remain suspended till next order.
It is to be mentioned here that Pakistan has shut all its schools, land borders and suspended international flights to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Country’s largest annual Islamic religious gathering, the Tableeghi Jamaat, which attracts hundreds of thousands of people to the outskirts of the city of Lahore, was also cancelled.
The measures were announced by ministers after a meeting of the National Security Council chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan and attended by civilian and military leaders.
Pakistan borders China and Iran, both of which have been hit hard by the virus.
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