14/04/2020
Another two weeks extension in lockdown!
Medical Stores, Fuel, Media, Banks, Relief Activities, Grocery stores, Hospitals and food stores are already opened (including those related and relevant supply chain are open)
These will also now be opened:
- Chemical Manufacturing plants
- Construction
- e-commerce for export
- software development firms
- paper and packaging
- industries who have labour on their premises
- nurseries
- machinery making units for agriculture
- Glass manufacturing will be opened
- Veterinary Services
- Books and Stationery Stores
- Export Industries with export orders verified by trade boards
This is an ongoing process, and government will review before Ramadan and see what else can be opened.
Electricians, Plumbers, Tailors, Rehri Walas, Chapar Walas are to be opened in Islamabad, KPK and Punjab only. (other provinces did not agree)
Construction sectors to be opened in phases:
- brick, cement, crushing plants, pre fab materials and other fundamentals will be opened immediately in Phase 1
- Construction sites will be opened in KPK and Punjab will be opened immediately, Balochistan and Sindh and GB have different opinions
*SOPs have been made for all the industries to be opened today*
