Assistance to Pakistani Diaspora in South America during the Covid-19 Lockdown
Keywords:
Covid-19, Diaspora, Leadership, MoFA, PakistanAbstract
This study elucidates the situation that aroused during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 in the South American states. It evaluates and analyses the measures that were taken by the Pakistan Embassy in Buenos Aires. It depicts the problem -solving skills and leadership that allowed the Ambassador to rise up to the challenges. Using qualitative method of research comprising interviews and vignettes, the study examines how the work done behind the scenes as part of government response may be developed for broader application of holistic and integrated emergency disaster management in diaspora communities.
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