‘Salam is better than shaking hands, person who dies of COVID-19 will be a martyr’

Adviser to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Information Ajmal Wazir says  Salam is more significant than shaking hands, while scholars from all school of thought have agreed that a person who died of the Coronavirus Pandemic will be termed as ‘martyr’.

Addressing a press conference along with the Ulema e Deen in Peshawar, Ajmal Wazir said that all the Islamic scholars from all school of thought stood strong with the people in such challenging times and that people should save themselves and they also urged people to take precautionary measures and consult Allah.

The Adviser also warned that hoarders and said that people who are hoarding in this difficult time, their act are against Islamic teachings.

Earlier Health Minister of KP Taimur Khan Jhagra shared the details of the suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province.

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Pakhtunkhwa #CoronaVirusUpdate. March 20. 25 new suspected cases, & 4 confirmations.
I will continue to release this, but please bear in mind that the next couple of weeks are ones where the bulk of our time has to go in educating the public & gearing up our response system. pic.twitter.com/OFJHPFLKPX

— Taimur Khan Jhagra (@Jhagra) March 20, 2020