The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan, on Monday, ordered the reopening of shopping malls and centres throughout the country.
According to details, while hearing of the suo moto case regarding government policies for coronavirus crisis, five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, ordered the reopening of all the shopping malls in the country.
In addition to it, the top court has also directed Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani to unseal the shops and markets in the metropolitan city that have been sealed on the accounts of violation of government SOPs and guidelines.
“The sealed markets should be opened and instead of intimidating them (shop owners) make them understand the situation and SOPs,” said CJP Gulzar Ahmed.
The top court has also instructed the Sindh government to inform the court about its instructions regarding the reopening of shopping malls in the province.
The court has instructed that all markets must be allowed to open on weekends.
