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KP health minister responds to criticism over violation of COVID-19 SOPs at iftar party
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra.
KP Health Minister Taimur Jhagra clarifies he was invited to a private iftar party where he was only expecting a few close friends.
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Says he was unaware of the location of the gathering and the number of people attending.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra has responded to the criticism over violation of coronavirus standard operating procedures by him when he recently attended an iftar party.
Islamabad: A police case has been registered against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra for breaking COVID-19 rules when he hosted an Iftar party on Monday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police have registered a first information report (FIR) against Jhagra as well as the owner and manager of a restaurant in Peshawar for violating coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs). The restaurant has been sealed.
The police took prompt action after the photos of the Iftar feast were shared on social media. The photos showed Jhagra and others sitting close to each other and not observing social distancing and mask-wearing rules.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra is seen at an iftar party on Monday. Photo provided by author
A first information report (FIR) was registered against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra and the owner and manager of a restaurant in Peshawar for violating coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs) by hosting an iftar party on Monday.
Peshawar Assistant Commissioner Ehteshamul Haq told
Dawn.com that the administration took timely action after pictures of the iftar were shared on social media.
The photos show that Jhagra and others are not observing social distancing and the health minister has not donned a face mask either. Dining at restaurants was banned by authorities last week to curb the spread of the coronavirus in major cities of KP, including Peshawar.
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