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Abdul Hafeez Shaikh tests positive for coronavirus

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Former finance minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has tested positive for coronavirus.

The newly-appointed Finance Minister Hammad Azhar announced the news on Twitter.

He wrote, “Just found out that Dr. Hafeez Shaikh has tested positive for Covid-19. I pray for his swift recovery and good health. Ameen.”

He is the latest politician to have contracted the novel virus.

Earlier, President Arif Alvi and Defense Minister Pervaiz Khattak also tested positive for Covid-19.

Recently, The government decided to remove Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from the post of finance minister and replace him with Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar, Senator Shibli Faraz confirmed.

According to Faraz, Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to bring in a new finance team; because of “the inflation that had taken place”.

Azhar is the third finance minister to be appointed since the PTI came to power in 2018.

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