Pakistan, July 8 -- With the spread of COVID-19 across the world in a matter of weeks and with the world under a state of lockdown, the future seems rather bleak. However, amid this confusion and chaos, the online world is still operational. Students are taking classes via video applications while professionals working in the corporate sector are completing their routine tasks through the miracles of digital technology.

Truth be told, our societies shall never remain the same again. It is now a necessary action to wear a mask before stepping out of our homes. We carry a sanitizer with us and we need to remind ourselves not to shake hands or to touch another person. This was not the case earlier in 2020. Until mid-February, life in Pakist...