Twitter slams Yasmin Rashid for considering Lahoris solely responsible for virus spread

Pakistanis on Twitter slams Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid’s remarks when she referred to the people of Lahore as being ‘ignorant‘ about the dangers of COVID-19.

Speaking on a programme at a private TV channel, Dr Yasmin Rashid said, “Sometimes I think Lahoris [feel they] are a special creation of God who are never ready to listen.”

She heavily criticized Pakistanis for not practicing social distancing and precautionary measures which result in increase of Coronavirus cases.

“I don’t think there is any nation as ignorant as us. No matter how many times you tell them to take precautionary measures, they never follow instructions,” the health minister remarked. She also added that people had stopped taking the virus seriously since Eid days.

After her remarks, several social media users took to Twitter to criticize Yasmin Rashid for laying the blame on the public and not taking responsibility for the government’s decisions.

Lahoris are a weird creature, for them everything is a joke, they are so Jaahil they dont listen and dont care; no other nation is bigger in jahaalet and stupidity than Pakistanis; Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid says #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/YND8NULp5w

— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) June 15, 2020

Lahoris are a weird creature, for them everything is a joke, they are so Jaahil they dont listen and dont care; no other nation is bigger in jahaalet and stupidity than Pakistanis; Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid says #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/YND8NULp5w

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— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) June 15, 2020

Lahoris are a weird creature, for them everything is a joke, they are so Jaahil they dont listen and dont care; no other nation is bigger in jahaalet and stupidity than Pakistanis; Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid says #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/YND8NULp5w

— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) June 15, 2020

Some netizens supported the health minister’s stance, saying that it is not solely the government’s responsibility people are equally to blame for the virus spread.

Lahoris are a weird creature, for them everything is a joke, they are so Jaahil they dont listen and dont care; no other nation is bigger in jahaalet and stupidity than Pakistanis; Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid says #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/YND8NULp5w

— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) June 15, 2020

On the other hand, Coronavirus cases continue to surge across the country as people refrained from practicing social distancing at markets and public places since Eid days.

Small markets and shops were found violating the coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) last month after a two-month long lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of the virus.