![Policeman checks an identity card of a motorcyclist during a lockdown after Sindh province government announced the closing of markets, public places and ban large gatherings amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Karachi on March 23, 2020. / AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GX6IKZ5HJ6C3G6ZY7YXJHF6CFI.jpg?smart=true&auth=cc9fe179c90b7027485e1971e13c9c36308e22a395f9fbdc389833c24a78a5d0&width=400&height=225)
A policeman checks the ID card of a motorcyclist Karachi during a lockdown across Pakistan's Sindh province that began on March 23, 2020. AFP
A policeman checks the ID card of a motorcyclist Karachi during a lockdown across Pakistan's Sindh province that began on March 23, 2020. AFP
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