My colleague and I drove around 7 mosques in Islamabad today so see how the order curbing Friday prayers is going. What we saw underscores the challenges facing Pakistani officials in curbing the spread of this virus, while keeping Muslim worshippers onside.

People not taking this pandemic seriously is a global problem, and it manifests differently: kids partying in Florida. Australians crowding onto Bondi beach. It manifests in Pakistan through crowding into mosques for Friday prayers, despite orders to curb it by each province

At one of the bigger mosques in G9, police had two vehicles parked outside so only a handful of people could enter. My colleague saw one man sneak into the mosque through the window (!).

Most worshippers however, headed to two smaller mosques tucked between government-issued apartments for civil servants. There were a few dozen in each one. You could see the men's shoes piled up outside.

At another large mosque, the front door was firmly shut. And worshippers just entered through a side door. Dozens of them streamed in. There were four vegetable vendors outside, and a few beggars, expectantly waiting for customers.

In another smaller mosque near government-issued apartments, about a dozen men carried their shoes inside - so they couldn't be seen from outside the mosque - and prayed.

In yet another in a smaller working class center, there was no sneaking about. Men just gathered in the mosque and prayed

what's the source for that news, dear Zia?