Three held, 16 buses impounded over Covid SOPs violations

MULTAN: The district administration arrested three people on the charges of violating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to curtail spread of COVID-19.

Different teams, comprised of officials from district administration, police and the Pak Army inspected different areas in the city, including Mall Plaza, Dera Adda, Qasim Baila, Garden Town, Mumtazabad and Gulshan Market, in wake of fourth wave of the pandemic coronavirus. The teams slapped shopkeepers and transporters with the fine of Rs 360,000 for demonstrating lethargy to follow precautions. They also impounded 16 buses and sealed one shop. The monitoring teams were led by Regional Transport Authority Secretary Rana Mohsin.