Former finance minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has tested positive for coronavirus.
The newly-appointed Finance Minister Hammad Azhar announced the news on Twitter.
Just found out that Dr Hafeez Sh has tested positive for Covid-19. I pray for his swift recovery and good health. Ameen.
— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) March 30, 2021
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.
وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ
اور جب میں بیمار ہوتا ہوں تو وہی شفا دیتا ہےمیرا کورونا ٹیسٹ مثبت آیا ہے۔ اللّٰہ کورونا سے متاثر لوگوں پررحم فرمائے۔ میں نے کورونا ویکسین کی پہلی ڈوز لگوائی لیکن اینٹی باڈیز دوسری خوراک کے بعد بننا شروع ہوتی ہیں۔ براۓ مہربانی احتیاط جاری رکھیں۔
— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) March 29, 2021
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.
The writer is Freelancer, associated with Medical Profession ,working towards PhD in Healthcare Management.