AMN / ISLAMABAD
The Pakistan government has decided to cancel the Pakistan Day Parade scheduled to be held on March 23, 2020, as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus which has affected 28 people in the country as of now.
The decision was taken by the National Security Committee in its meeting held Friday to discuss the response from the government to the virus which has affected more than 120,000 people in the world and caused the deaths of more than 4,500 people worldwide.
The committee decided to impose a ban on public events and the Pakistan Day Parade was no exception. It also decided to put in place a ban on cinemas, public gatherings and events at wedding halls.
Pakistan has been struggling to contain the spread of the virus as new cases of the coronavirus emerge in different cities of the country with each passing day.