Taking to Twitter, the premier said that will be responsible for the economic and social consequences of a complete lockdown and spread of coronavirus.

"Pakistan's second COVID 19 spike data is of concern: Increase in Covid patients on ventilators in last 15 days: Peshawar 200%, Multan 200%, Karachi 148%, Lahore 114%, Islamabad 65%. Multan & Isb Covid ventilators capacity utilization 70%. Across the world, there is a second spike and complete lockdowns in most countries," Imran Khan said and added, "In Pakistan, the PDM by continuing with jalsas is deliberately endangering lives and livelihoods because if cases continue to rise at the rate we are seeing, we will be compelled to go into complete lockdown and PDM will be responsible for consequences."

The premier also said that he doesn't want to take extreme measures such as a complete shutdown.

"Opposition is callously destroying people's lives and livelihoods in their desperation to get an NRO. Let me make it clear: they can hold a million jalsas but will not get any NRO. I do not want to take measures like a lockdown that will start hurting our economy which at the moment is showing signs of a robust recovery. Unfortunately, the Opposition's only goal is NRO at whatever cost to the lives of people and the country's economy."

The reaction from the premier came as PDM is all set to hold its fourth power show today in Peshawar, despite the persistent threat of COVID-19 as well as the promise of legal action by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.