Eidul Fitr is being observed across Pakistan amid unique circumstances, as the nation struggles to come to terms with a deadly plane crash that killed 97 people and to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. President Arif Alvi, in his message, said that he was dedicating this Eid to `martyrs of PIA [crash], labourers who have been trying to earn amid the coronavirus situation, doctors, nurses, corona patients, Kashmiris bearing Indian brutality, Muslims affected by Islamopobia in India, Palestinians and Muslim refugees`. In a bid to encourage people to stay indoors, the president said that he will offer Eid prayers at home. He urged people to `observe social distancing, wear masks and...
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