Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Corona Relief Tiger Force became operational on Monday after the PM addressed the volunteers and said the force will assist authorities in tackling the coronavirus outbreak.
“We need to ease the lockdown so that people can earn and get jobs,” said the premier while addressing members of the Corona Relief Tiger Force.
He said the force will help those who are in need as the “administration alone cannot do everything”.
“This volunteer force has been formed to meet the challenges put in place by the coronavirus pandemic. The entire world is being forced to take steps that have not been taken during the past 100 years.”
The main duties of Tiger Force are to facilitate the functioning of utility stores, implement SOPs at mosques, help in the management of isolation and quarantine centres, identify hoarders, profiteers and the deserving people in their locality and distribution of ration.
The volunteers would also be given training on security, quarantine, relief, health and awareness and duties would be assigned as per qualification and age. A code of conduct has also been issued for the volunteers.
The Tiger Force would work under the supervision of a district steering committee comprising of deputy commissioner (convener), district police officer, additional deputy commissioner (revenue), all members of national assembly and notables of the area. Similar committees have also been formed at tehsil and union council level.
