Today while addressing the nation, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that the lockdown will be lifted in phases starting from Saturday. "because our people are suffering" he added.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the success of the next phases totally depends on how people follow the SOP's issued by the government. For this very reason, he has also urged the nation to take responsibility and strictly follow the standard operating procedures while leaving the house or going to the industries that are allowed to be reopened.
In the end, he concluded that if people fail to follow the SOP, and if the situation gets out of control, the government will be forced to apply the lockdown again.