Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who recently returned from a five-day stay in the United Kingdom, had tested positive for Covid-19.
In a tweet, the minister said the premier was feeling unwell for the past two days and took a Covid-19 test today as per the doctor’s advice.
She appealed to the nation and to PML-N workers to pray for PM Shehbaz’s speedy recovery.
This is the third time the prime minister has tested positive for the virus. He had previously contracted Covid-19 earlier this year in January and in June 2020.
PM Shehbaz had landed back in Pakistan on Monday after a brief but busy trip to London, but had taken the day ‘slow’ due to feeling unwell.
