Govt trying to maintain the balance between lockdown, hunger and economy: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government is walking on a tightrope in maintaining the balance between a lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensuring people do not die of hunger and economy does not collapse۔In a tweet, he said in the subcontinent, with a high rate of poverty, we are faced with the stark choice of having to balance between a lockdown necessary to slow down and prevent the spread of COVID19, ensuring people don't die of hunger and our economy doesn't collapse. The Prime Minister said we have locked down educational institutions, Malls, marriage halls, restaurants and other places where the public congregates. But, to stop the devastation of the lockdown we have kept our agriculture sector open and now we are opening up our construction sector, he said.