Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled the government can’t keep shops closed, stepping into a global debate over how to revive economies during the coronavirus pandemic
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled that all stores and shopping malls can open immediately, overturning government-mandated closings of businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus as justices weighed in on the global debate over how to revive economic activity during the pandemic.
Pakistan, a poor country of 220 million people, has seen that debate intensify in recent weeks as identified cases of the disease have climbed steadily despite a lockdown on nonessential business activity and tight restrictions on movement.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. faces a long, uncertain recovery; as Western countries slowly reopen, clusters appear in Asia; Softbank reports big losses. WSJ’s Jason Bellini has the latest on the pandemic.
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