LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday extended prayers for the people of India ‘devastated by covid-19’.
In a post on social-networking website Twitter, the PML-N leader wrote, “Humanity transcends religion and nationality at a time of death and disease.”
Humanity transcends religion & nationality at a time of death & disease. Prayers for the people of India devastated by covid19. Hope better sense prevails & South Asian countries can focus on ensuring healthcare of our people instead of spending billions on destroying each other.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 25, 2021
Hope better sense prevails and South Asian countries can focus on ensuring healthcare of our people instead of spending billions on destroying each other, he added.
The vast nation of 1.3 billion people recorded 349,691 fresh cases and 2,767 deaths — the highest since the start of the pandemic.