Daily Times I am sorry, she Tweeted on Tuesday, days after the video went viral
April 8, 2021
Veteran actor/model Iffat Omar has issued an apology after drawing ire for receiving the COVID vaccine out of turn.
Omar, who was pictured getting the vaccine shot earlier in March alongside Federal Minister Tariq Cheema and his family, shared that she was ‘ashamed’ about what she had done.
“I am sorry. I am ashamed. I apologise from the bottom of my heart. I will repent,” she Tweeted on Tuesday, days after the video went viral.
Since the video was first shared by Cheema’s daughter Nawal Cheema on Instagram and went viral, Omar was called out for misusing her privileged position to acquire the jab earlier when majority of Pakistani citizens are still waiting for their turn owing to low availability of the vaccine
Breaking the line
The govt made an extra effort to ensure only those who are deserving get the Covid jab
The writer is Editor of The Express Tribune
Former Pakistani model and social commentator Iffat Omar came under fire recently after video clips surfaced on social media allegedly showing her getting a Covid vaccination at the residence of the Federal Minister for Housing, Tariq Basheer Cheema. The viral clips were shared on her Instagram account by Nawal Cheema, a relative of Tariq Bashir, which showed health workers vaccinating several people, most of which were clearly below 60, gathered at the minister’s residence.