Death Toll Rises To 143 After 7497 Cases Across Pakistan

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Death toll rises to 143 after 7497 cases across Pakistan

Punjab is most affected province as there are 3391 patients of Coronavirus followed by Sindh with 2217, KP with 1077, Balochistan with 351, GB with 250, Islamabad with 163 and 48 cases in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

LAHORE: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-April 17th, 2020) The death toll rose to 135 as the total number of cases of Coronavirus surged to 7027 in different parts of the country here on Friday.

Punjab is most affected province as there are 3391 patients of Coronavirus followed by Sindh with 2217, KP with 1077, Balochistan with 351, GB with 250, Islamabad with 163 and 48 cases in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan says Prime Minister Imran Khan is fighting against both coronavirus and hunger, and everyone should support him.

In a series of tweets on Saturday, she said our real mission is to control coronavirus in all the provinces instead of doing politics. This is no time for politics.

The Special Assistant said Imran Khan gave the largest package of the country's history for deserving people and laborers.

She said Punjab government has announced one month additional salary for doctors, nurses and paramedical staff fighting coronavirus on the forefront.

A financial assistance of four million rupees for scale one to 16 and eight million rupees for scale 17 and above is part of the martyrs package.

Fida Hussnain

Fida Hussnain is a lahore based journalist. He writes on politics, religion, social issues and climate change. He is also a research fellow at University of Gujrat.