Amid major developments, PM Shehbaz Sharif stays out of limelight after contracting COVID-19

In mysterious circumstances, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif contracted COVID-19 after returning from London visit while the detection report was not publicised yet.

PM Shehbaz Sharif contracted COVID-19 after concluding his five-day London visit where he held consultations with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif. PM’s COVID-19 detection report was not released in the media.

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Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who returned from a five-day 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.

وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کورونا پازیٹو ہوگئے ہیں۔ دو روز سے طبیعت ناساز تھی۔ ڈاکٹر کے مشورے سے آج کرونا ٹیسٹ کروایا گیا عوام اور کارکنان سے وزیراعظم کی جلد صحت یابی کی دعا کی اپیل ہے۔

— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) November 15, 2022

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.

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The premier did not attend any event after his London visit. He was not seen at the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022, being held in Expo Centre nor did Defence Minister Khawaja Asif attends the event.

Major developments were witnessed in recent days as the leaders of the ruling party maintained a complete silence on the army chief’s appointment process while it was learnt that the government stated preparations to amend the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) 1952 to allow the retain the army chief by granting powers to the premier.

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It was also learnt that the coalition government started mulling over early elections in the country to get rid of unpopular and toughest economic decisions and alternative solutions to disobey the IMF terms.