A UK-based monthly news magazine, ‘The Asian World’, has issued a list of 10 international leaders who fought hard to overcome the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, and Prime Minister Imran Khan is on top of the list.
Khan has been hailed as the best politician in the world for his prompt and somewhat different approach towards the global pandemic. At a time when the world leaders were rushing for a blanket lockdown, Khan took an exception and adopted the smart lockdown strategy to keep the balance between economy and health, and rightly so.
Unlike developed countries, PM Imran had to fight a two-front war. Besides saving his countrymen from the novel virus, he also had to look after 5 million people who live below the poverty line and rely on daily wages for bread and butter.
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To minimize the impact of the lockdown, the government introduced a multibillion-dollar relief fund for the poverty-stricken faction of the society and provided Rs. 12,000 each among 20 million needy families. Besides, he introduced separate initiatives for laborers, daily wage workers, small-medium enterprises (SMEs), and those who lost jobs during the global health emergency.
And then he had a fragile economy on the verge of destruction. Thus, closing down the country wasn’t an option for Imran Khan. He opted for a smart lockdown strategy and used technology to identify the hotspots and sealed those areas instead of shutting down the entire country. The approach yielded results, and within a few months, Pakistan emerged victorious against the Covid-19 pandemic – which until June this year, seemed nearly impossible.
PM’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis, Syed Zulfi Bukhari, has also made it to the list. He was included for running a special flight operation to bring back tens of thousands of Pakistanis stranded abroad.
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Among other leaders, New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, Finland premier, Sanna Marin, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and former Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, made the cut.
The complete list is given below:
1.      Imran Khan, current Prime Minister of Pakistan
2.      Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congresswoman for New York, USA
3.      Jacinda Ardern, current Prime Minister of New Zealand
4.      Sanna Marin, current Prime Minister of Finland
5.      Ilhan Omar, Congresswoman for Minnesota, USA
6.      Justin Trudeau, current Prime Minister of Canada
7.      Syed Zulfikar Bukhari, SAPM on Overseas Pakistani
8.      Leo Varadkar, former Prime Minister of Ireland
9.      Jagmeet Singh, Canadian Member of Parliament
10.   Fawzia Zainal, Bahraini, elected first woman speaker of Bahraini
The new layout of Propakistani sucks. Please switch back to previous one.
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What the heck happened to your layout. It is pathetic
Can we switch back to the previous layout please
I’m switching to siasat.pk due to the bad layout of propk
A PM with charismatic personality like none other.
Do we really need a personality like him or we need a leader who knows how to lead a nation.
The new layout is a mess.
Plot twist: Asian World is owned by a British Pakistani who is running this magazine from Birmingham UK. His family is a die hard supporter of P_TI. It is an example of dirty journalism of the highest kind.
Htun Myint Naing is the name who is not a British Pakistani . B_C. Apna plot twist apni G— ma rakh.
Where are those people who were criticizing Smart Lockdown and saying that Corona sleeps till 6 PM and starts working after 6 PM? A huge slap on the faces of those who criticized Khan for his corona control measures.
Rename yourself to ProPTIPakistani
LMAO! ab 10 subscribers wale UK tabloid ki bhi “LUMBER ONE” reporting ko sach samjhna shuru hogaye hain PEE-TEE-AYE HAYE wale……….. that’s just Sad man really sad.
I’m switching to siasat.pk due to the bad layout of propk I encourage others to do the same.
Switch back to the original layout please propk
Unsure of what to do, I just randomly opened this post to comment that this new layout of Propk totally sucks but I can see people commenting the same already lol..
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It’s clear the credibility of this report