Cooperate to implement lockdown, there won’t be any layoffs: Bilawal

Urging the people to cooperate with the Sindh government in implementing the lockdown, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday warned that many would lose their lives if they didn’t stay at their homes.

Allaying the fears among the citizens, he said the provincial government had issued directives no one would be laid off during the lockdown and the employers would have to disburse the salaries too.

In case of any employer not following the orders, the people must inform the provincial government, the PPP chairman said, adding that the government would assist the employers later if they didn’t resort to laying off the staff.

Demanding the federal government to extend cooperation for fighting the coronavirus, Bilawal in a video message said that the foremost responsibility of a government was to protect the lives and health of citizens.

Sindh lockdown message. Stay at home pls !
#PakistanVsCorona https://t.co/2SpegJqYed

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) March 24, 2020

Mentioning that many people were being affected and killed by this virus around the world, Bilawal said no treatment or vaccine had so for been developed to cure the disease and that’s why the Sindh government was forced to take tough decisions.

The PPP chairman said those becoming ill during the lockdown should contact the Sindh government so that a test could be conducted. Similarly, he added, the provincial government will provide ration in case someone needed that.

He said Sindh was taking various steps to provide relief to the people during the lockdown.