At least 3,000 female migrants who came home amid the coronavirus pandemic will receive special financial support from the government, Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad said today.

There was silence all around, except for some dogs mildly barking, in the middle of the night. Some ambulances were parked just outside the airport’s cargo area as five to six people sat on chairs under neon lights nearby. They were waiting for the corpses of their family members returning from abroad.