Minister express displeasure upon traders on violations of SOPs regarding Coronavirus

Lahore : Provincial Industries & Trade Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal said that we have opened the markets on the request of traders community but traders did not live up to our expectations. He further lamented that seeing the crowd of people in Anarkali, Township, Ichra and other markets presents horrifying spectacle.

Aslam Iqbal condemned that traders did not act upon SOPs and put the lives of citizens at risk for the sake of minting little money. He warned that if SOPs are not implemented in letter and spirit then re-imposition of lockdown cannot be averted.

The Minister expressed these views while meeting with traders at LCCI. President LCCI Irfan Iqbal Sheikh was also present on this occasion. Aslam Iqbal apprised that corona cases have surfaced in few markets and we will close them down again.

He urged traders to fully implement on the chalked out SOPs and should also depute security guards at the entry points of the markets. He further added that traders will also ensure corona tests of their staff members to be conducted in the markets.

The Minister appealed to the citizens to abstain from bringing children in the markets and also exhorted the traders community for adhering to precautionary measures.