Pakistan PM urges WHO to 'play its role' in lifting travel restrictions

According to the statement, Adhanom said the WHO was working on coronavirus-related travel guidelines to help the international community

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the WHO to "play its role" in engaging member states to remove coronavirus-related travel restrictions for Pakistan.

During a video call with World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom, Khan said the travel restrictions imposed by developed countries in the wake of Covid-19 can further exacerbate economic difficulties of developing nations struggling to mitigate the adverse economic impact of the pandemic, the prime minister's office said in a statement.

Khan urged the global health agency to "play its role in engaging member states to remove Covid-19 related travel restrictions for Pakistan and other developing