2 former Pakistani PMs, Cricketer Shahid Afridi test positive for Covid-19

KABUL Prime Ministers Shahid Khaqan Abassi, Syed Yousuf Gilani and renowned cricket all-rounder Shahid Afridi tested positive for coronavirus, Pakistani media reported on Saturday.

In a tweet, Kasim Gilani said that his father's Covid-19 test had come back positive and that he blamed Prime Minister Imran Khan and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for his father's infection.

"Thank you Imran Khan’s government and National Accountability Bureau! You have successfully put my father’s life in danger."

Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and incumbent Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday.

Pakistan has reported 132,405 cases of the virus since its first case on Feb 26. So far the virus has killed 2,551 people in the country while more than 50,000 have recovered from the disease.

Former captain of the Pakistan cricket team Shahid Afridi has tested positive for the coronavirus, he revealed on Saturday.

In a tweet, Afridi said that he had been "feeling unwell since Thursday and his body had been aching badly". He added that he got tested for Covid-19 which came back positive.

He requested prayers for a "speedy recovery".

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