Shopkeepers sit along a closed market after a shutdown was imposed in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases during Eid in Rawalpindi on Saturday. AFP
RAWALPINDI: As per the directives of the government to impose Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), all shops and markets were closed for a week on Saturday.
Traders in Raja Bazaar and adjoiningmarketsin the garrison city kept their shops closed. In the morning, however, shopkeepers in Bara Market tried to open their shops but they had to pull down the shutters soon after arrival of army and police personnel.
However, most of the shopkeepers in Bara Market remained present in the area waiting for a call from the traders association to open the shops. In the meanwhile, stallholders did a roaring business. In Raja Sultan Market, police sealed some shops after they were found open. Mostly workshop owners had opened their shops in the morning. A complete shutdown was observed in the cantonment areas, including Saddar, Cha
In this file photo, a large number of people throng Rawalpindi’s Bara Market. Photo by Mohammad Asim
RAWALPINDI: As the government has decided to close business activities from May 8 to 16, people thronged bazaars for Eid shopping on Friday. Moreover, bus terminals were also crowded as many people left for their hometowns to celebrate the Eid before the ban on public transport starts on Saturday.
“All bazaars and shopping malls will remain closed from May 8 to 16 and we will strictly implement it,” Deputy Commissioner Anwarul Haq told
Dawn.
However, he said transporters arriving in the city on Friday would be allowed to go back to their home districts on Saturday. He said there was a need to adopt safety measures during the Eid holidays to check the spread of Covid-19.
In this file photo, a large number of people throng Rawalpindi’s Bara Market. Photo by Mohammad Asim
RAWALPINDI: As the government has decided to close business activities from May 8 to 16, people thronged bazaars for Eid shopping on Friday. Moreover, bus terminals were also crowded as many people left for their hometowns to celebrate the Eid before the ban on public transport starts on Saturday.
“All bazaars and shopping malls will remain closed from May 8 to 16 and we will strictly implement it,” Deputy Commissioner Anwarul Haq told
Dawn.
However, he said transporters arriving in the city on Friday would be allowed to go back to their home districts on Saturday. He said there was a need to adopt safety measures during the Eid holidays to check the spread of Covid-19.
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RAWALPINDI: While the upward trend in Covid-19 cases continued in Islamabad with 402 more infections, the Punjab government imposed a micro-smart lockdown in four localities of Rawalpindi and issued new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for bazaars and public places.
The areas sealed in Rawalpindi are: Street 4 Sadiqabad, Allama Iqbal Colony, Azizabad and Dhoke Paracha.
Under the micro-smart lockdown, localities such as one building with multiple units or small neighbourhoods would be sealed.
Deputy Commissioner retired Capt Anwarul Haq said the home department had issued a notification under which the four localities were sealed for two weeks.