Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan
The disease named COVID-19 is a pandemic disease that was began in China in December 2019, and after that spread in all over the world. China has victimized badly by the said disease and WHO has stated reservations that Pakistan might appear as the next victim of this pandemic. Pakistan and India are two major players in South Asia, they the facing pandemic disease now a days. Scholar hypothesizes that at contemporary circumstances the Pakistani commonalities are not ready to face any pandemic threat. This study will evaluate the basic health issues regarding covid-19, the political instability and health care facilities given to the Covid-19 victims. It also evaluates the lockdown policies in Pakistan and relieves given by the Governments. Results will be analyzed through secondary sources, journals, articles and other authentic material on this pandemic with null hypothesis that Pakistani community is not well aware of the COVID-19 and having lack of facilities and strategies for the safety of people and control of infection. The study will conclude about alarming situation in the country and effective implementations against covid-19.Question arises that How should control or aware the south Asian community. It depends on awareness, training, and cooperation of South Asian Community.
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Covid-19, South Asia, Pakistan, WHO, Pandemic, Disease
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(1) Zahid Yaseen
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, GC Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Iqra Jathol
Department of Political Science, GC Women University Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Muzaffar
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and IR, GC University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Yaseen, Z., Jathol, I., & Muzaffar, M. (2020). Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan. Global International Relations Review, III(I), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2020(III-I).03
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CHICAGO : Yaseen, Zahid, Iqra Jathol, and Muhammad Muzaffar. 2020. "Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan." Global International Relations Review, III (I): 20-26 doi: 10.31703/girr.2020(III-I).03
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HARVARD : YASEEN, Z., JATHOL, I. & MUZAFFAR, M. 2020. Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan. Global International Relations Review, III, 20-26.
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MHRA : Yaseen, Zahid, Iqra Jathol, and Muhammad Muzaffar. 2020. "Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan." Global International Relations Review, III: 20-26
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MLA : Yaseen, Zahid, Iqra Jathol, and Muhammad Muzaffar. "Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan." Global International Relations Review, III.I (2020): 20-26 Print.
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OXFORD : Yaseen, Zahid, Jathol, Iqra, and Muzaffar, Muhammad (2020), "Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan", Global International Relations Review, III (I), 20-26
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TURABIAN : Yaseen, Zahid, Iqra Jathol, and Muhammad Muzaffar. "Covid-19 and its Impact on South Asia: A Case Study of Pakistan." Global International Relations Review III, no. I (2020): 20-26. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2020(III-I).03