text: Knowledge awareness and practices of Pakistani professionals amid COVID 19 outbreak End of the year 2019 marks an unprecedented outbreak of a pandemic named COVID 19 caused by the SARS CoV 2 It was first discovered in China and later spread to the whole world currently inflicting almost 200 countries After China few other countries have emerged as potential epicenters of this disease including the US Italy Spain and Pakistan as indicated by the World Health Organization WHO Since proper preventive and curative measures in the form of a vaccine or medication are currently unavailable throughout the world the only remedy devised to stop the spread of this virus is self isolation Such a measure necessitates ample awareness and understanding among people to avoid actions that lead to the spread of this virus Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world 212 2 million and has a record of contagious outbreaks in the past Therefore it is key to evaluate the general understanding regarding the cause spread and control of this disease in Pakistani population and acquire data to anticipate the possible spread and persistence of this disease to design relevant preventive measures We have attempted to collect such data from professionals who are susceptible to acquiring the infection due to an unavoidable exposure Keeping in view the current lock down we have relied on an internet based collection of data by filling a self designed questionnaire that is responded to by 1132 Descriptive and Frequency Analysis were performed on the responses received using MS Excel and SPSS software A total of 1132 individuals responded to the questionnaire among which include academic 45 8 non academic 20 8 healthcare 7 8 security 5 9 and other 19 7 professionals The questionnaire addressed the level of basic information regarding the cause spread cure and prevention of this disease among professionals in an attempt to provide directions for awareness campaigns at different levels in Pakistan and provide a model for similar outbreaks in the future To our expectations almost after a month of the coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan above 50 to up to 90 of the recorded responses against every question showed ample understanding regarding the cause spread and control of the disease which is an indicator of effective public awareness campaigns throughout the country largely based on media drive 