LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi inaugurated ‘Corona Wall of Heroes’ in Lahore to pay tribute to heroes who rendered services and sacrifices during the coronavirus pandemic.
Addressing the Shaan-e-Pakistan Awards ceremony at the Governor’s House, the president said that the government and people of Pakistan bravely faced the coronavirus challenge. He warned that Pakistan had overcome the pandemic through a successful strategy but testing times were not over yet.
Appreciating the government for the well-planned response to the pandemic, the president also lauded the financial assistance provided by philanthropists and the business community to provide help to needy people.
The Shaan-e-Pakistan Awards ceremony was arranged by Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar to acknowledge the meritorious services of professionals and philanthropists in the fight against COVID-19 in the province.
Hailing the partial lockdown policy of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the President said the world wanted to learn from Pakistan’s experiences in containing the deadly virus so efficiently, adding that the prime minister resisted the total lockdown policy despite immense pressure and this helped the economy.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan cared for the poor of the country. Had complete lockdown been imposed during the pandemic, the poor segment of society would have been worst effected”, the president added.
President Alvi aid the country’s economy was stable today and Pakistan was doing well on the economic front, adding that the country would soon join the league of regional economic giants.
He hailed the services of the philanthropists in the fight against coronavirus and said Pakistanis were a noble nation who always displayed acts of philanthropy whenever the country was faced with some catastrophe or natural disaster.
He said the government had provided relief to the poor families during the coronavirus pandemic and more than 16.9 million families were provided financial assistance of 12000 rupees each which proved a great economic relief.
Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, provincial ministers, businessmen, heroes of war against coronavirus, recipients of Shaan-e-Pakistan Awards and their families attended the ceremony.
President Alvi bestowed awards on those who rendered commendable services during the coronavirus pandemic in the province.
