Shehbaz again tests positive for Covid-19

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who returned from a fiveday stay in the United Kingdom a day earlier, 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.

A source close to the PM said he was not well, as a result of which he spent a 'slow' Monday. The premier had fallen ill in London, which was why he had extended his private visit by two days, he added. The premier had reached London last week after attending the COP27 summit in Sharm elSheikh in Egypt.