Alongside the usual snacks arranged on a tray balanced on one hand, Momin Khan sells face masks to passengers at a crowded bus stand in Islamabad. Most choose the snacks instead of paying six cents for a mask, he says.
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According Gallup , some 57% of Pakistanis say the virus threat is exaggerated and 42% say it’s a foreign conspiracy. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Alongside the usual snacks arranged on a tray balanced on one hand, Momin Khan sells face masks to passengers at a crowded bus stand in Islamabad. Most choose the snacks instead of paying Rs10 for a mask, he says.
“It’s mostly rich people buying the masks, the poor people say we don’t have the money anyway and we will do without them,” he told