‘We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together’; PM expresses solidarity with Covid-striken India
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed solidarity with the people of India as they struggle against the deadly Covid-19, with record surge in cases and death toll.

Taking to Twitter, PM wrote that he wanted to express their solidarity with the people of India as they battle coronavirus pandemic.
“Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those suffering from the pandemic in our neighbourhood [and] the world. We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together,” the prime minister added.
I want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of COVID-19. Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those suffering from the pandemic in our neighbourhood & the world. We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 24, 2021
Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi took to Twitter to extend his support and to India on behalf of the people of Pakistan.
FM said Covid-19 is yet another reminder that humanitarian issues require responses beyond political consideration.
We express our support to the people of India in the wake of the current wave of #COVID19 infections, that has hit our region hard. On behalf of the people of Pakistan, I extend our heartfelt sympathies to the affected families in #India.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) April 24, 2021
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry also extended prayers for India and prayed for these difficult times to be over soon.
اس مشکل وقت میں ہماری دعائیُں ہندوستان کے شہریوں کے ساتھ ہیں خدا ہم سب پر اپنا کرم اور رحم کرے اور یہ مشکل وقت جلد ختم ہو۔ آمین #CoronavirusPandemic #coronavirus
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 24, 2021
India’s current Covid wave has taken on frightening proportions, driven in part by a new variant of the virus which has double mutations. Earlier this week, India overtook Brazil as the country with the second-highest number of cases in the world, behind the USA.
Experts are concerned that given the low testing rate, India possibly has higher number of cases than either US or Brazil.
On Friday, the country reported almost 3.46 lakh cases in a single day while deaths hit a grim new record of 2,600. Real numbers could be much higher, with crematoriums and graveyards both running out of space across the country.

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