Lockdown restrictions will be tougher over next two weeks, says CM Shah

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Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah speaks to the media. — DawnNewsTV
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah speaks to the media. — DawnNewsTV

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that the restrictions during the lockdown, which has been extended for the next two weeks, will be tougher than before.

"There are exceptions, but they are very calculated," he told the media in a briefing.

He thanked the federal and provincial governments had agreed to extend the lockdown for another 14 days and said that "there is obviously danger or else we would have lifted" the lockdown.

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