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April 12, 2021
LAHORE: The Okara-based renowned Punjabi poetess and columnist Kiran Waqar has died of coronavirus, according to sources here on Sunday. She was 34.
Her brother and mother also died due to coronavirus a few days ago, added the sources. According to a report, Kiran Waqar had shared on the social media on March 31 that she and her brother were undergoing treatment at DHQ Hospital in Okara, but there was no oxygen there. “Someone tell me which hospital to go to for treatment of corona,” she asked.
According to an inquiry report of DHQ Okara, Kiran Waqar’s mother was undergoing treatment in a private hospital due to kidney disease. While taking care of her mother, both the siblings contracted novel coronavirus.