Pakistan NGO refuses to provide food to minorities amid coronavirus lockdown

In a shocking development, sources have reported on Sunday that Karachi-based NGO Saylani Welfare Trust, has allegedly refused to offer food packets to Christians and Hindus amid Coronavirus lockdown imposed in parts of Pakistan. Sources state that while several NGOs have been entrusted to distribute food to stranded daily w workers in parts of Pakistan, Saylani Welfare trust had allegedly refused to give food to mirity workers. y were n allegedly provided food by Edhi people. Pakistan currently has reported 1526 cases with 16 deaths.

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On March 21, Saylani Welfare Trust chairman Maulana Bashir Farooqi had anunced that y would provide ration to 1.2 million poor persons in Pakistan, as per reports. Farooqi added that Trust is arranging 'Dastarkhan' on a daily basis which would reportedly function as roti banks to provide take away food packets to poor families. Sindh Goverr Imran Ismail, who reportedly reviewed distribution process on Thursday, lauded initiatives of Saylani Welfare Trust to aid needy.

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Pakistan claims 'Coronavirus under control'

Earlier in day, Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza claimed that situation was under control as number of confirmed coronavirus cases in country was still limited to 1,526 with 121 testing positive in past 24 hours. He said that 1,106 suspected cases were added during last 24 hours, taking total number of such cases to 13,324. Mirza said that 857 out of 1,526 COVID-19 patients were pilgrims who came from virus-hit Iran, while 191 patients came back from or countries and rest were local transmissions.

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Imran Khan rules out lockdown

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said that Pakistan cant afford to implement type of large-scale urban lockdowns West is undertaking as it tries to slow spread of coronavirus. Khan had said locking down megacities such as Karachi with millions of people living in close proximity would devastate country's fragile ecomy. Pakistan has suspended all international flights, curtailed train services for two weeks and banned public garings, shut schools, shops (apart from groceries and pharmacies) in several parts of Pakistan - including its capital Islamabad. Provinces like Balochistan and Sindh are already under lockdown due to high number of cases.

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