The team of doctors launched screening of the arriving pilgrims with drivers and conductors of the buses that carried people from Iran border to Sukkur.
Talking to media Sindh minister requested the federal government to sent the citizens from Sindh directly to the province for quarantine arrangements at Sukkur.
Pakistan's government established isolation camps at the border for the pilgrims returning from Iran as a precaution to avoid the contagious virus spreading in the country.
Pakistan has temporarily closed all the five entry points at the border with Iran — Taftan, Gwadar, Turbat, Panjgur and Washuk — as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Pakistan-Iran border crossing at Taftan on Friday remained close for the sixth consecutive day after confirmation of two virus cases in the country, both of whom had travelled to Iran for pilgrimage.
Iranian health authorities have reported five deaths in the country by the coronavirus outbreak that began from China's Wuhan city. A further 18 people have been tested positive for the virus in Iran.