Pakistan prime minister defends lifting lockdown, urges nation to 'live with the virus'
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday cited economic losses to justify his government's decision to lift a coronavirus lockdown despite rising infections and deaths, urging people to "live with the virus."Pakistan has rolled back almost all shutdown measures, primarily to avert an economic meltdown.Its economic losses included a decline in exports, a 30% shortfall in revenues and remittances were expected to fall in coming months, Khan said.
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