Pak: National Assembly Speaker along with son, daughter test positive for COVID-19

Islamabad, May 1: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser is the latest politician and third PTI leader on Thursday to test positive for the virus that has infected 16,353 people across Pakistan, Dawn reported.

The speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Asad Qaiser, as well as his son and daughter, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

“My coronavirus test has returned positive. I have quarantined myself in my house,” Qaiser announced in a tweet.

The number of active cases rose to 11740, recoveries stood at 4105, critical cases at 153 and deaths at 361.

His announcement comes three days after Sindh Governor Imran Ismail tested positive for Covid-19.

As per province-wise break-up, Punjab registered 6220 number of cases, the maximum till today evening, followed by 6053 cases in Sindh, 2313 cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 978 cases Balochistan, 339 cases in Gilgit Baltistan, 313 in Islamabad and 66 in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According media reports, more than 150 doctors and health workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and five have died in Pakistan.