Former Pak PM Abbasi, Railways Minister Rashid test positive for Covid-19

At least four lawmakers, including a provincial minister, have died due to coronavirus in Pakistan

Pakistan’s former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and incumbent Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad were tested positive for coronavirus on Monday.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb confirmed that 61-year-old Abbasi was infected by the virus.

Abbasi, who is the Senior Vice President of the PML-N, served as the prime minister from August 2017 to May 2018 after his party leader Nawaz Sharif was de-seated by a court ruling in a corruption case. He has gone into self-isolation at his house after receiving a positive Covid-19 test report on Monday, his party officials said.

PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif wished