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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Pakistani PM unwell, tests positive for COVID for 3rd time

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Pakistan's prime minister tested positive for the coronavirus and was feeling unwell on Tuesday, a day after returning from London, the country’s information minister said.

It was the third time that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had tested positive for the virus; the first two times were in June 2020 and in January this year. Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb asked the nation in a tweet to pray for his quick recovery.

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