I am a human rights activist: Woman yells at eatery staff when asked for vaccination card

The incident was filmed and uploaded on social media, receiving widespread criticism

Twitter is livid after a video of a woman at a local Karachi restaurant went viral. In the clip, she can be seen lashing out at the staff for asking her to show her Covid-19 vaccination certificate. The self-proclaimed “human rights activist” filmed the incident on her phone, which was in turn filmed and uploaded on social media after the incident. The woman, pointing the camera in the staff’s face, yelling, “You are in terrible violation of the constitution,” after she was asked for proof of vaccination. 

Self proclaimed human right activist at Test Kitchen in Karachi yesterday. pic.twitter.com/El7ki1VJLE

— barimian (@barimian) October 7, 2021

Several Twitter users took to the app to condemn the woman’s disrespectful behaviour and highlight the flaws in her argument.  

Fun fact: he is not in violation, she is in his establishment and he can ask for something the gov. Has made mandatory... secondly if she wants proof then theres Sindh Epidemic Diseases Act 2014 and she can be straight away charged under 188 of penal code of Pakistan for refusing

— Too Busy Procrastinating (@00tbp) October 7, 2021

This is our version of Karen. We can call her Kiran tho

— Junaid Mir (@le_jaydee) October 7, 2021

Several people lauded the patience of the restaurant staff

Kudos to Test Kitchen's staff for patiently tolerating her deplorable behaviour.

— Hamayoon. (@humihere) October 7, 2021

Some users asked the woman to own up to her civic responsibilities 

Constitution violation ay neechy to baat he nahein krti our dearest HR activist. Koi civic responsibility bhi hooti hy auntie, koi sense bhi hooti hy. Aik card maangny per, jo govt ny mandatory kiyaa hy, constitution aur HR ki violation? You need psychiatrist.

— Fawad (@Fawad_SB) October 7, 2021

And, of course, Ali Gul Pir was quick to react 

When desi Karen learns a new word VIOLATION and decides to defy law and go dine in without showing a vaccination card #violation #covidvacccine #getvaccinated #dinein

BUT SERIOUSLY GUYS treat restaurant staff with respect and go dine in but get vaccinated first, it’s the law pic.twitter.com/xSjQ9XWyOW

— Ali Gul Pir (@Aligulpir) October 7, 2021