Federal Informa­tion Minister Shibli Faraz has said that the 18th Amendment was a hurdle in preparing a uniform policy to fight the coronavirus across the country as after the amendment the federal government’s role in various spheres had been limited to issuing policy guidelines.

At his first press conference after assuming office, Senator Faraz said that unanimity of policies and implementation was needed between Sindh or any other province and the centre in the national fight against Covid-19.

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