Asking people to follow the Covid-19 appropriate behavior, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday warned his country they may face a situation like India. India, currently, has been reporting over 325,000 cases daily. 

“If our circumstances become the same as India, then we will have to close down cities. We can't do that because, as experience has shown, the poor suffer the most when lockdowns are imposed,” Khan was quoted as saying by Dawn during a meeting of the National Coordination Committee. 

He also ordered the Pakistani Army to assist police and law enforcement officers in implementing the Covid-19 SOPs. 

He said, "I am appealing to you (Pakistanis) to follow SOPs so that we don't have to take steps that India is taking which means imposing lockdowns. Half the problem is solved when you wear face masks.”

Daily wagers and laborers, he said, would be worst affected if the government imposes another lockdown. He reminded people that the country was the only one to have its mosque opened last year even during the pandemic. 

However, he said, if people keep ignoring the SOPs, the government would be left with no option but to lockdown.