Ex-Pak PM Abbasi shames Imran Khan over Covid & says 'shut up', contrasts him with PM Modi

Amid soaring Coronavirus cases in Pakistan, former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi while speaking to a news channel asked PM Imran Khan to "shut up" as he does t understand a thing. Blaming Khan for t anuncing a lockdown in country, Abbasi said that he has never heard him saying anything useful. In reference to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologising to his people for inconvenience caused during a 21-day nationwide lockdown, Abbasi said that Khan has misunderstood statement as he always believes in hearsay. 

"He should actually shut up. He has t anunced lockdown, it is a containment measure. I have never heard him saying a word of wisdom. He just does t understand a thing. He believes in hearsay. He has t taken a decision and cases are rising," he said.

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Ruling out possibility of lockdown amid rising Coronavirus cases in Pakistan, Imran Khan on Tuesday instead targeted Indian government for its implementation of a pan-India lockdown. Claiming it to be a 'hasty decision', Imran Khan said that 'Indian government apologised for ir unplanned decision.' He said that his country is taking its lesson from India and it will fight war against coronavirus with all 'wisdom' it has. Imran Khan went on to call his country 'most charitable', he said that Pakistan's young population can fight pandemic. 

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Coronavirus in Pakistan

Pakistan has so far confirmed 1,775 positive Coronavirus cases with--566 cases in Sindh province, 51 in Islamabad, 221 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 651 in Punjab, 152 in Balochistan, 128 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 6 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Out of which, 21 have died while 76 have recovered. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 22 ruled out complete lockdown in country, saying it will create chaos and urged people to self-quarantine to curb spread of coronavirus. Currently, total number of COVID positive cases worldwide are 784,381.

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