Govt announces ban on wedding ceremonies, closure of cinemas

Published
0

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has announced that the government has decided to ban weddings at marriage halls in light of the coronavirus situation in the country for the next two weeks.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza speaking at a news conference. — DawnNewsTV
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza speaking at a news conference. — DawnNewsTV

He stated that this ban will be effective from tomorrow, adding that cinemas are also being closed. "Further, a great many conferences are organised in the country. These are also being banned."

Opinion

Editorial

Risks ahead
02 Oct, 2026

Risks ahead

ON Thursday, a day after the PTI leadership expressed its resolve to go ahead with its planned protest march this...
Exit from Iraq
02 Oct, 2026

Exit from Iraq

AMERICAN and British troops have once again shipped out of Iraq. On Wednesday, the foreign forces left the Arab...
Lahore’s ozone warning
02 Oct, 2026

Lahore’s ozone warning

LAHORE has received another warning that its air pollution crisis cannot be treated as a problem that begins with...
Fixing bond markets
Updated 01 Oct, 2026

Fixing bond markets

Pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, retail investors, and eventually, foreign investors must become bigger participants in the market.
Call centre rackets
01 Oct, 2026

Call centre rackets

A NUMBER of recent raids conducted by the authorities in different cities point to the growing threat fraudulent ...
Homeward bound
01 Oct, 2026

Homeward bound

FIVE months after Somali pirates captured an oil tanker carrying a 19-member multinational crew, Somali maritime...