On Saturday, the authorities indicated that they would allow commercial activities to resume in the coming days.

It was decided at a high-level meeting held here. In addition to others, the meeting was attended by Regional Labor Minister Shaukat Yusufzai Peshawar division commissioner Amjad Ali Khan and representative of merchants King Mirali Khan according to a statement.

Within two days traders will hear good news about reopening the markets the commissioner said at the meeting.

The King of Miralay said in an interview with Dawn after the meeting that merchants were asked to prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to manage the periodic business. He said clothing and shoe stores could be opened for three days each. The representative of the merchant said that they would send standard operating procedures to the district administration on Monday.
It is worth noting here that except for some basic companies the rest of the markets were closed for more than a month due to the lockdown.

Meanwhile, representatives of various commercial agencies informed the region's chief of police, Dr. Sana Allah Abbasi, with reservations about the blockade on Saturday, and demanded the end of the arrests and the imposition of heavy fines on the merchants in Peshawar.

The merchants' delegation was headed by the head of the Trade Regulation Center, Sharafat Ali Mubarak. Also included in the visit was the great businessman Mujibur Rahman.

IGP guaranteed the resolution of problems encountered by merchants. He also appreciated the business community's cooperation with law enforcement agencies during the closure according to a statement.

The police chief said the business community has played a crucial role in the country's economic development. He said the police with the active support of the commercial community, will fulfill their duty under the standard operating procedures.

Businessman Mujibur Rahman later said in an interview with Al-Fajr We submitted our demands to the district police chief which included ending arrests and imposing heavy fines on merchants.
He said that merchants demanded relaxation when promised, and promised to implement standard operating procedures to ensure the protection of Covid-19.

He added We are ready to continue to cooperate with the authorities in combating coronavirus but the latter must also take into account our misery due to the prolonged restrictions.