Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were tested positive on Saturday for the Covid-19, his top aides announced, two days after the Pakistani premier got the first shot of a vaccine.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan took to Twitter to confirm that Khan, 68, has contracted the coronavirus on a day when the country registered the highest number of Covid-19 cases since July last year.
Later, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis, Syed Zulfi Bukhari in a tweet confirmed that the First Lady was also corona positive. “Wishing our First Lady & PM @ImranKhanPTI a speedy recovery,” he tweeted.
Senator Faisal Javed, who is considered very close to Khan, also expressed similar sentiments in a tweet.
“First Lady Bushra Bibi has also been tested positive for Covid-19. Lots of prayers for all who have been tested positive including PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi!!!” he said.
Khan was vaccinated on Thursday as part of the nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination campaign which is underway in its first phase.
Khan is reported to have received the first shot of the Chinese-produced Sinopharm vaccine, the only anti-Covid jab available in Pakistan.