Sixteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

This paper investigates Covid-19 from the lens of society and extremism. The study highlights that the world has never witnessed a pandemic like Covid-19 before. It brings along unique challenges. The extreme uncertainty of the pandemic’s scale and pace creates confusion among the masses and states. Societies are posed and pushed to the four walls while economies are split. These extreme circumstances need extreme measures. But, the state policies regarding changes in the lifestyle needs to be precise keeping in mind the vulnerable communities. This study investigates how confused policies during the pandemic can potentially leave the Pakistani population at the verge of extremism. This paper considers the Government of Pakistan lock-down measures, educational policy and immigration policy to examine its impacts on society. This paper reviews how different classes reacted to the state’s measures to deal with the issue of coronavirus and its standard operating procedure. This study examines the strict lock-down measures impact on the masses under strong religious pressure. Then it discusses in detail the Covid-19 educational arrangements and impact on the primary, secondary, higher secondary and tertiary education level students. It highlights how students from a particular group are affected by the Covid-19 education policy measures. Then it shines light on the new immigration policy arrangements and impact on various classes in Pakistani society. This research reveals which particular groups are most affected by rigid Covid-19 arrangements, leaving masses vulnerable to extremism.