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The Federal Ministry for Interior on Sunday issued an official notification stating that the government will seek the help of the Pakistan Army in implementing the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in view of the surging number of cases across the country.
The decision to seek the help of the armed forces was taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday, April 23, during a meeting of the National Coordination Committee for Coronavirus.
According to the notification, with the exception of Sindh, all parts of the country, including Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Islamabad Capital Territory will seek the assistance of the army to strictly implement the coronavirus SOPs. The provinces, however, will call the army in accordance with their needs, the notification said.