Artistes continue to struggle financially amid pandemic
A stage performer from Greentown committed suicide by setting himself on fire
LAHORE:
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown have left many artistes in dire straits, forcing some to run the households with meagre wages.
Due to persistent unemployment and hardships, deserving artistes in Punjab have received urgent relief cheques from the government ahead of Eid.
According to Pakistan Film Distributors Association Chairman Chaudhry Ijaz Kamran, “This will be the first time since the formation of Pakistan that films will not be released in cinema halls for the second consecutive year on Eidul Fitr.”