Video Report - #coronavirus #CoronaInPakistan #COVID19 - Imran Khan Trying To Appease Business Tycoons

وزیراعظم اپنے فیصلوں کو جائز قرار دے کر عوام کی زندگیاں خطرے میں ڈال رہے ہیں، چیئرمین پی پی پی بلاول بھٹو زرداری

چیئرمین پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے پاکستان کے عوام سے اپیل کی ہے کہ وہ ماہ رمضان میں گھر پر رہ کر عبادات کریں اور اپنی زندگی کو بچائیں۔ چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے بی بی سی ورلڈ نیو ز سے باتیں کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ انہیں عمران خان کی یہ منتطق سمجھ نہیں آتی کہ وہ پابندیاں اٹھا لیں جن پر پہلے اچھی طرح عمل ہو رہا تھا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ لاک ڈاﺅن کے پہلے چند ہفتے بہت بہتر گزر رہے تھے اور لوگ پابندیوں کی پاسداری کر رہے تھے لیکن پھر لاک ڈاﺅن میں عمران خان نے پابندیوں نرم کر دیں اور حجام اور درزیوں کی دکانیں کھولنے کا حکم دے دیا۔ اس کے بعد مذہبی طبقوں کو سمجھانا مشکل ہوگیا۔ عمران خان کی جانب سے پابندیاں نرم ہونے سے قبل عوام تعاون کر رہے تھے اور پابندیاں نرم کرنے کی کوئی ضرورت نہیں تھی۔ تاہم اب وزیراعظم اپنے فیصلوں کو جائز قرار دے رہے ہیں اور عوام کی زندگیاں خطرے میں ڈال رہے ہیں۔

 چیئرمین بلاول بھٹو نے کہا کہ سندھ نے سب سے پہلے لاک ڈائن کیا اور مذہبی حلقوں کو اعتماد میں لیا اور مسجدوں میں باجماعت میں صرف پانچ لوگ شامل ہو سکتے تھے لیکن اب عمران خان نے آزادی کی مسئلہ بناد یا ہے۔ جب ہم اپنا موازنہ سعودی عرب اور دیگر اسلامی ممالک سے کرتے ہیں تو ہم دیکھتے ہیں کہ ان ممالک نے اپنے شہریوں کی زندگیوں کی حفاظت کی خاطر باجماعت نماز پر پابندی لگائی ہے۔ بلاول بھٹو زرداری نے کہا کہ یہ وقت نہیں کہ مقبول فیصلے کئے جائیں بلکہ یہ وقت ڈاکٹروں اور طبی ماہرین سے مشورہ کرکے فیصلے کرنے کا ہے۔ پاکستان بھر میں ڈاکٹر پریس کانفرنس کرکے حکومت سے اپیل کر رہے ہیں کہ وہ تحفظ چاہتے ہیں اور ہیلتھ کیئر سسٹم کو بچانا چاہتے ہیں۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ وفاقی حکومت صوبائی حکومتوں کی اتنی مدد نہیں کر رہی جس کی وہ توقع کرتے ہیں اور ٹیسٹنگ کی استعداد بڑھانے کے لئے بھی وفاقی حکومت نے صوبائی حکومتوں کی مدد نہیں کی ہے کہ اس وباءکا مقابلہ کرنے کے لئے دنیا میں کسی بھی ملک میں صلاحیت نہیں ہے لیکن ساری دنیا کی حکومتیں لوگوں کی زندگیاں بچانے کے لئے کوشاں ہیں۔ سندھ اس فلسفے پر کام کر رہا ہے کہ ہم معیشت کو دوبارہ زندہ کر سکتے ہیں لیکن انسانوں کو نہیں۔

 انہوں نے کہا کہ اس وباءسے پہلے بھی پاکستان کی معیشت کمزور تھی اور بدانتظامی کا شکار تھی اور وفاقی حکومت کی یہ ذمہ داری ہے کہ وہ معیشت کو چلائے، لوگوں کی زندگیاں بچائے اور ان کا روزگار بھی بچائے۔ حیرت کی بات ہے کہ تعمیراتی شعبے کو ریلیف پیکیج دیا گیا ہے لیکن ڈاکٹروں کو اور نرسوں کو نہیں دیا گیا جو ہر روز اپنی زندگیاں خطرے میں ڈال رہے ہیں۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ پاکستان میں ہیلتھ کے شعبے میں سرمایہ کاری نہیں کی جس پر پاکستان کو پچھتانا پڑے گا لیکن پیپلزپارٹی کی حکومت جب بھی آئی اس نے ہیلتھ کے بجٹ میں اضافہ کیا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ پچھلی تقریباً ایک دہائی سے بھارت سے لے کر امریکہ تک قوم پرستانہ رویہ اپنایا گیا جوکہ نہیں ہونا چاہیے تھا۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ عالمی برادری اس وباءسے نمٹنے کے لئے تیار نہیں تھی بدقسمتی کی بات ہے کہ پاکستان میں اس وباءسے نمٹنے کے لئے قومی یکجہتی پیدا نہیں کی۔

https://www.ppp.org.pk/2020/04/23/pm-apny-faisloan-ko-sahi-qarar-dy-kar/

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appeals to Muslims across the world and in Pakistan to “Stay at home and pray at home“

Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appealed to the people of Pakistan to stay at home and spend the month of Ramazan praying five times at home and protect themselves.
Chairman Bilawal talking to BBC World News said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s logic and reasoning to change the restrictions which were already in place is beyond comprehension. He said that for the first few weeks, the lockdown went relatively well and the people were abiding by the restrictions. Only five members of mosque staff were allowed to offer prayers and people were urged to pray at home. The PM eased some restrictions including barber shops and tailors in the country so it was difficult to convince the religious minded people to follow the same restrictions about prayers. Before PM’s easing of restrictions, the religious people were cooperating and there was no need to ease those restrictions. However, now the PM is justifying his decision risking the lives of the people.

Chairman PPP said that Sindh was the first province to impose the lockdown and Sindh government had engaged the religious community because we do not have the capacity or police to stop congregational prayers in the mosques because mixed messages are coming from the federal government. We are still trying to engage the religious community but it is now difficult when the PM is making an issue about freedom. “I think this is a colossal failure of leadership”, he said. When we compare ourselves to the rest of the Muslim world like Saudi Arabia, Iran and others, they are taking steps to save the lives of their citizens. This is not the time for populous electoral decisions. It is time to take decisions on the advice of doctors and health experts. Doctors of Pakistan from Lahore to Karachi are protesting or holding press conferences appealing to take those necessary steps to protect them and ease the burden on our healthcare system.

He said that there are capacity issues and no province is being supported up to their expectations by the federal government in increasing their testing capacity. Sindh is testing the most per capita. We want the federal government to support all provinces of Pakistan in increasing their testing capacity. No country in the world is designed or capable to maintain such a lockdown but everywhere the governments and leaders prioritise the lives and health of their citizens. We in Sindh work with a philosophy that we can bring the economy back to life, but not the people. He said that the economic indicators were already bad for Pakistan before Covid-19 pandemic because it was mismanaged by the government. The World Bank report says that Pakistan, Afghanistan and Maldives may enter a recession as a result of this pandemic. The federal government has the responsibility of running the economy and now it has also the responsibility of protecting the lives and health of the people and securing their livelihood. It was ironic that the first relief package by the federal government was for the construction sector instead of doctors and nurses who risk their lives every single day.

Chairman PPP said that Pakistan will regret not spending a higher ratio of GDP on health. Whenever the PPP came to power, it drastically increased the spending on healthcare.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that he is not only worried for Pakistan but also for other developing countries at the time of the global pandemic. He said that for the last decade from US to India we witnessed flirtation with nationalistic popularism and partisanship and moving away from multilateralism.

Chairman PPP said that we as a global community were not prepared to deal with such a pandemic and unfortunately, Pakistan did not forge national unity required to fight this pandemic.

https://www.ppp.org.pk/2020/04/23/chairman-ppp-bilawal-bhutto-zardari-appeals-to-muslims-across-the-world-and-in-pakistan-to-stay-at-home-and-pray-at-home/

#CoronaVirusUpdates #Pakistan # Sindh bans congregational Taraweeh prayers amid fears of coronavirus spike

In the wake of the rapid surge in the COVID-19 cases, the Sindh government has banned Taraweeh prayer congregations in mosques during Ramazan, fearing that the novel coronavirus pandemic will spread massively if large gathering is not avoided.

In a late-night video message, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah urged the people to offer the Taraweeh prayers at home. “We have taken the decision after consulting with doctors, medical experts. I request Ulema to cooperate with the government.”

Mosques will remain open and Taraweeh prayers will be offered as usual but only the staff will be allowed to participate, he added. He said that the top doctors in Karachi had expressed their concerns during a press conference and similar sentiments were shared by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Punjab today.

CM Shah said that the 15 next days would be crucial and a stricter lockdown would be imposed in the province during the period. “Even if we were making wrong decisions, Allah will forgive us as our intentions are good,” he said, adding that the government is forced to make tough decisions.

He said that shopping malls that were not following the standard operation procedures (SOP) have been shut. “Small traders are cooperating, therefore, they have been allowed to deliver their products to customers but explained that no one would be allowed to visit shops in markets.”

The chief minister went on to say that he took the decision after taking President Dr Arif Alvi into confidence. CM Shah also said that the decision does not deviate from the agreement reached between the federal government and the Ulema about congregational prayers in mosques.

“Agreement allowed the provincial governments to change the decision if the situation appears to worsen.”

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2205490/1-sindh-bans-congregational-taraweeh-prayers-amid-fears-coronavirus-spike/

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari directs Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah to visit all districts of province

Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to visit all the districts of Sindh.

 Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that providing relief to those in need at their doorstep is an appreciable task.

“The principle of social distancing should be followed and the people in need should be dealt in a manner which does not compromise their self respect,” he said while chairing a video link meeting in which the Sindh Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah about the situation of COVID-19 in Sindh.

 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/647990-bilawal-bhutto-zardari-directs-sindh-cm-murad-ali-shah-to-visit-all-districts-of-province