Sindh CM forms committee to prepare SOPs for reopening shops

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Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has formed a three-member committee to work with small traders and shopkeepers to prepare standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reopening shops. The committee has been instructed to submit its recommendations within 24 hours.

The chief minister has also allowed small traders and shopkeepers to deliver items to peoples' homes according to a set of SOPs. He further recommended that different sectors (such as clothing, electronics etc) open their shops on different days of the week.

Shah also said that he would talk to the federal government regarding provision of loans for small traders.

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