Opp risking peoples’ lives, says Asad

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Chief of National Command Operation Center (NCOC) and federal planning minister Asad Umar said Thursday hospitals are bearing an increasing load with rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
It is not right on part of the opposition parties to risk people’s lives amid virus second wave and gain politically at their expense, he said.
He said that the way opposition have dealt virus pandemic, nothing can be more hypocritical than this, and added that the govt will not allow anyone to carry out illegitimate step for their ulterior gains. He said the prime minister will not enforce his authority on the opposition after rendering their activities as illegal.