Prominent Pakistani veteran star Atiqa Odho on Sunday lauded the Pakistani government for offering help to India as the new wave of coronavirus wreaks havoc on the neighboring country.
India's new coronavirus cases hit a record peak for a fifth day on Monday. The country has recorded more than 300,000 cases daily during the last few days and as the government battled to get oxygen supplies to hospitals overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of patients.
Amid the crisis, hashtag #PakistanstandswithIndia has been trending on social media in Pakistan over the last two days as Pakistanis expressed solidarity with their neighbors.
Odho, who is also known as a stunning TV show host, responded to a tweet sent out by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi who wrote, "As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current of COVID19, Pakistan has officially offered relief and support to India, including ventilators, BiPAP, digital X ay machines PPEs and other related items. We believe in a policy of HumanityFirst".
Sharing a screenshot of the minister's tweet on her Instagram, the Humsafar famed actress lauded the government and wrote, "Well done! In order to help battle the ravaging effects of the pandemic in India, Pakistan has officially offered relief support in the form of life-saving equipment such and ventilators, PPEs ect #HumanityFirst."
