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Shehryar Afridi tests positive for coronavirus

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Saffron Shehryar Afridi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Afridi, who also holds the portfolio of the minister of state for Narcotics Control, took to Twitter and announced the news on Saturday.

“I have tested positive of #COVID19 & have isolated myself at home as per advice by medics.
I need prayers & blessings. May Allah almighty help save all my countrymen from the pandemic under my PM @ImranKhanPTI,” Afridi wrote in a Twitter post.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.