At this time of a global pandemic, countries have decisions to make on the strategy they adopt to tackle this crisis. Haider Mehdi is a Geo political commentator and blogger on National and International affairs. Here he discusses the merits of various mitigation strategies and the effect these would have on the citizens of Pakistan. To tackle the economic impact of the crisis, he suggests that it would be prudent to call on organisations who are already working toward poverty alleviation, such as the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, amongst others.