Pak Army to oversee coordination between federal, provincial govts, cases cross 2,200
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Army will oversee the coordination between the federal and provincial governments to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic as the number of cases in the country showed an upward trend despite various efforts to contain the disease that has infected over 2,200 people.
The Army on Wednesday announced that Commander of Army's Air Defence Command, Lt Gen Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, has been appointed as the convener of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).
The NCOC would act as the implementation arm of the National Core Committee (NCC), the government's lead agency in the ANTI-COVID-19 campaign, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan and represented by all provinces, Gilgit-baltistian and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir.
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), formed to take unanimous decision on all issues related to the Coronavirus, has become operational.
One of NCOC'S key functions is to ensure effective coordination between federal and provincial governments to deal with the pandemic, the Dawn reported.
The NCOC is serving as a nucleus for one-window operation to synergise and articulate the national effort against COVID-19, optimise informed decision making and ensure implementation of decisions of the National Security Committee (NSC) and the National Coordination Commit tee (NCC), the Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Pakistan government has announced a social protection package to provide monetary help to 12 million poor families in the country.
Prime Minister Imran Khan's Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar on Wednesday said that the government is making efforts to reach out to the vulnerable and marginalised people during the time of crisis.
The government is also working to provide cash to poor families on an emergency basis.