KARACHI: The Sindh government will again enforce a complete lockdown across the province during 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm on Friday to prevent the movement of people and large congregations for prayers.
In this regard, a delegation of several religious scholars called on Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah and assured to extend complete support towards the provincial government during the lockdown. The clerics had earlier announced to reopen mosques after which the government urged them to put the lives at stake.
The delegation of clerics included Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman, Mufti Abid Mubarak, Mufti Rafi Rehman, Mufti Abid Saeed, Abdul Waheed, Dr Abdul Bari, Dr Adeel, and Dr Saeed. The chief minister was accompanied by provincial minister Saeed Ghani and Nasir Shah
The chief minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would meet the clerics during his visit to Karachi on April 18 and hold consultations regarding the upcoming holy month of Ramazan. He said new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the mosques would be issued after taking the religious scholars into confidence before the directives were issued.
Several top clerics of the country on Tuesday has announced to resume congregational prayers in the mosques while maintaining social distancing and safety measures. Mufti Muneeb had stated that the lockdown was no longer applicable to mosques and they would be open for daily prayers and congregations, along with Tarawih prayers in Ramazan.
Renowned cleric Mufti Taqi Usmani had that it was compulsory for them to adopt preventive measures issued by the government and that Friday and other congregational prayers would be offered while adopting all such measures.
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