MUZAFFARABAD, (Parliament Times) : A high level meeting was held here on Friday to review the latest situation arising out of the corona pandemic in Azad Kashmir .The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan was in the chair. The meeting expressed its serious concern over the increasing trend of the corona virus in the state and decided to strictly implement the SOPs to control the virus . The meeting decided to take further steps after reviewing markets ,educational institutions and transport while Ulema will be requested to persuade the people in the mosques to implement the SOPs .The meeting also decided that SOPs will also be implemented strictly in political and social gathering and marriages hall as well .Speaking on the occasion the Prime Minister expressed his serious concern over the third phase of corona virus and added that negligence at the part of the people have caused the expansion of the virus .He urged the people to demonstrate the sense of responsibility and utmost seriousness and fully implement the SOPs to deal with the pandemic. The Prime Minister said that the protection of the lives of the people is the foremost priority of the government and urged the people to supplement government efforts and fully cooperate with the administration to control the virus. The Prime Minister directed the Education Minister to submit a comprehensive report in the next meeting about the middle standard educational institutions where the corona virus is increasing .The Secretary Health briefed the meeting that the percentage of coronavirus in educational institutions is four to five percent while the cases of virus has been increasing in the state. Mirpur district is the main centre of this virus. The meeting was attended by the Health and Education Ministers, Principal Secretary, Secretary Health and high ranking government officials.Meanwhile The country director of the world health organization Dr.Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala alongwith his delegation called on the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan here on Friday .The Prime Minister thanked the WHO for the provision of Ambulances and other health related equipment to Azad Kashmir government .The WHO Country Director on this occasion appreciated the timely steps taken by the government of Azad Kashmir to prevent the corona pandemic.
