Islamabadians Enjoyed Music Concert Amid Virus Spike
Atif Aslam's concert in Karachi was canceled at the eleventh-hour and left hundreds of fans disappointed
Amid swelling coronavirus cases, a concert was held in the federal capital Islamabad but the show of one of most celebrated singers Atif Aslam was canceled by administration in Karachi at the eleventh hour.
Amid growing cases of coronavirus, a concert was organized in Islamabad on closing day of Islamabad Taste Festival in violation of National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) restrictions to prevent spread of pandemic virus.
A concert held in Islamabad on Saturday – on a day when 345 new Coronavirus cases were reported in Pakistan’s capital https://t.co/t6xiqqQY4x
— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) March 14, 2021
The music concert was swarmed by youngsters who came there to witness live performances by Amanat Ali, Bilal Saeed and Abrar-ul-Haq, who is not just a singer but a leader of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC).
Whereas, the attendees remained insensitive towards standard operating procedures (SOPs) and no social distancing was observed during the show.
As per NCOC’s directives, mask-wearing has been made mandatory in the cities of Punjab province but it wasn’t taken into account.
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A leading actress and model Mehwish Hayat also condemned it and maintained it was very disappointing to be having live concerts with so many people while Pakistan was still not free of COVID-19.
Additionally, Islamabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) has been tested positive for coronavirus but holding a music concert looked beyond comprehension.
This is very disappointing to be having live concerts with so many people while we are still not free of COVID. Cases are on the rise again and we are experiencing a deadly 3rd wave. Let’s please act responsibly.🙏 Remember.. Jaan hai to jahaan hai ! https://t.co/3OQFBaoBdt
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) March 14, 2021
Atif Aslam’s concert in Karachi was canceled at the eleventh-hour and left hundreds of fans disappointed.
The event couldn’t take place as planned due to permission issues from administration as NCOC has issued directives for parks’ closure at 6 pm besides ban on mass gathering though the show was claimed to be ‘Pakistan’s first concert with social distancing’.
