ISLAMABAD, April 18 (APP): Consultative meeting of religious scholars chaired by President Arif Alvi in Islamabad on Saturday has agreed to conditionally allow prayer congregations and Taraweeh during the holy month of Ramazan.
The twenty point strategy based on precautionary measures was formulated in consensus with the religious scholars and the provincial governments including Azad Kashmir to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Sharing details of the strategy, President Arif Alvi said the government will have the option of reviewing today’s recommendations during Ramazan if it was felt that the precautionary measures are not being adhered to or that the number of coronavirus affected people has risen sharply.
President Arif Alvi said it has been decided that no carpets will be laid in the mosques and Imam Bargahs and that the prayers will be offered on the floor with a distance of six feet between the people offering prayers. The people are also required to make ablution at home and wash hands for twenty seconds with soap before leaving for the mosque with masks on their faces. They are also required to observe social distancing and refrain from any sort of gathering after the prayers. There will be no gatherings for Iftar and Sehr in mosques during Ramadan.
It was decided the floor of the mosques will be washed with chlorine added water.
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