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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif tests positive for Covid-19 after returning from UK

Shehbaz, 71, returned to Pakistan on Monday after taking a detour to London from the COP27 climate conference in Egypt to visit his elder brother Nawaz Sharif.

Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan PM

Press Trust of India Islamabad

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tested postive for COVID-19, a day after returning from his trip to the UK, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday.

Shehbaz, 71, returned to Pakistan on Monday after taking a detour to London from the COP27 climate conference in Egypt to visit his elder brother Nawaz Sharif.

In a tweet, Aurangzeb said the premier was feeling unwell for the past two days and took a COVID-19 test on Tuesday on the doctor's advice, which returned positive.

She appealed to the nation and to PML-N workers to pray for Prime Minister Shehbaz's speedy recovery.

This is the third time the premier has tested positive for the virus, after having previously contracted COVID-19 earlier this year in January and in June 2020.

 

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First Published: Nov 15 2022 | 2:56 PM IST

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