May 9, 2021
Lack of social distancing and disregard for COVID-19 guidelines led to a massive surge in India. Will we learn from their mistakes?
Sarwat Gilani with Sheheryar Munawer at a qawalli night the former hosted for her husband’s fortieth birthday; there’s not a mask in sight.
With over 800,000 total cases and nearly 20,000 coronavirus related deaths on its hands, Pakistan should be on best behaviour right now. Health experts, government officials and journalists all seem to be warning of an ‘impending doom’ (actual headline in the
BBC), taking cue from the horrifying outcome in a country not too far from us, India, where the sight of thousands of burning pyres has sent shivers down everyone’s spine.