Pakistan shares successful experience at regional Covid Response event

Pakistan shares successful experience at regional Covid Response event.

Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood shared performance at the the Vice-Ministerial level video conference on COVID-19 Response.

Pakistan shares successful experience at regional Covid Response event

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui presided the event, while Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated.

Sohail Mahmood said Pakistan has been resolutely and successfully confronting COVID-19.

He said Pakistan has been taking all possible measures to strengthen the existing health system.

The Foreign Secretary said that despite COVID-19, Pakistan’s economy has shown signs of recovery and resilience with several key economic indicators being very promising.

He also hoped that post COVID-19, Belt and Road Initiative and CPEC would become the hub of trade and economic activity for the region.

Foreign Secretary underlined that international cooperation and solidarity is pivotal for success in the fight against COVID-19.

Meanwhile, he also highlighted the plight of the people in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir which intensified due to the COVID-19.

He stressed that the global community must urge India to lift the double lockdown and allow access to international health experts to extend medical help to the besieged Kashmiris.

Over 320 thousand Covid19 patients recovered so far in Pakistan.

According to NCOC, now Pakistan has 21,098 active cases in the country.

GTV