Islamabad, Nov 15 Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who was unwell for the last few days, has contracted coronavirus, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday.
In a tweet, the Minister said Shehbaz Sharif got tested for Covid-19.
She appealed to the nation and PML-N workers to pray for the health of the Prime Minister, who is also a cancer survivor.
This is the third time that the Prime Minister has contracted the virus — first in June 2020 and second in January 2022.
Only a day earlier, Shehbaz Sharif returned from Egypt and Britain.
He was scheduled to reach the country earlier, but his plans were delayed after his health deteriorated. Family sources said he extended his stay in London twice as “his hectic schedule took a toll on his health”.
According to sources close to the Sharif family, the Prime Minister developed fever before leaving for the airport on Saturday and his family advised him not to travel. So, he rescheduled his flight home on Sunday.