Sindh to place smart lock down in Karachi from Thursday
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Decision has taken to seal different UCs amid rising cases of COVID-19
KARACHI: A number of Union Councils will be sealed in district Korangi Karachi from June 18 and other parts of Sindh amid raging pandemic.
According to reports, government authorities considering to impose restriction on movement in three districts of Karachi.
The authorities have planned to impose restrictions in three union councils of Metroville, Saeedabad in Karachi West district. The government also likely to impose restrictions on movement in city districts of Korangi and Karachi East as well.
The Sindh government officials said that the health authorities have also recommended sealing COVID-19 hotspots in Gulshan-e-Maymaar and Khuda Ki Basti Phase-II.
Restaurants, shopping malls, public and private transport will remain shut in the virus hotspot areas of these areas. Only those exempted from the lockdown restrictions will be allowed to go out from the area while pillion riding will also be banned in the hotspots.
Any sort of religious, political and social gatherings will be barred during the smart lockdown period.
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