ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has tested positive for Covid-19, Marriyum Aurangzeb, his minister for information, wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کورونا پازیٹو ہوگئے ہیں۔ دو روز سے طبیعت ناساز تھی۔ ڈاکٹر کے مشورے سے آج کرونا ٹیسٹ کروایا گیا عوام اور کارکنان سے وزیراعظم کی جلد صحت یابی کی دعا کی اپیل ہے۔
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) November 15, 2022
Sharif had returned recently from London where he was visiting his brother and disgraced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
This is the third time the prime minister has tested positive for the virus, after having previously contracted the disease earlier this year in January and in June 2020.
Responding to the news, President Dr Arif Alvi expressed good wishes for his health and prayed for Sharif’s early recovery. He also emphasised taking good care during the phase of sickness, his office said.
صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی کی وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کا کورونا ٹیسٹ مثبت آنے پر ان کیلئے جلد صحتیابی کی دعا
صدر مملکت کا وزیراعظم کی صحت کیلئے نیک تمناؤں کا اظہار
کورونا کے دوران احتیاط کریں، اللہ تعالیٰ آپ کو جلد صحت کاملہ عطا فرمائے، صدر مملکت
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) November 15, 2022
Raja Pervez Ashraf and Zahid Akram Durrani, speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly, prayed for Sharif’s health and speedy recovery, Radio Pakistan reported.
They said the prime minister would recover soon and continue to steer the country toward the path of development and prosperity.
Former President and Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), Asif Ali Zardari has prayed for the quick recovery of the Prime Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif.
According to a Spokesman for the Bilawal house here on Tuesday, the former president hoped, ‘The Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif after speedy recovery will serve the country and the nation as well.
‘Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb in her tweet said the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had tested positive for Covid-19. He was feeling unwell for the past two days. The PM initiated a coronavirus test after the advise of a doctor.
Earlier, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb in a tweet had posted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tested positive for coronavirus this morning. She mentioned that the prime minister was feeling unwell for the last two days and got himself tested on the advice of a doctor.
She also appealed to the general public and party workers to pray for the early recovery of the prime minister.
Meanwhile, Pakistan reported 32 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, the Ministry of National Health Services said, taking the overall tally of infected people increased to 1.57 million.
A total of 30,629 people have died of Covid-19 in Pakistan, with no new death reported in the country, according to the ministry.
On Monday, 4,191 samples were tested for coronavirus throughout Pakistan, and the latest positivity rate stood at 0.76 percent.
Currently, 48 patients are in critical condition in the country.
