ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday expressed his best wishes and prayers for former President Asif Ali Zardari who got infected with the coronavirus.
Taking to his twitter handle on Thursday, the prime minister wrote: “My best wishes and prayers are with former President Asif Ali Zardari for quick recovery from Covid and complete health.”
Earlier in a tweet, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari disclosed that his father Asif Zardari had tested positive for Covid-19.
My best wishes and prayers are with former President Asif Ali Zardari for quick recovery from covid and complete health. https://t.co/cRRgWwkH7H
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 28, 2022
Bilawal also said that the former president was fully vaccinated, boosted and had isolated with mild symptoms.
President Zardari has tested positive for Covid. He is fully vaccinated, boosted, isolating with mild symptoms and undergoing treatment. We are praying for his swift recovery.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 28, 2022
“He is fully vaccinated, boosted, isolating with mild symptoms and undergoing treatment. We are praying for his swift recovery,” Bilawal said on Twitter.
Earlier this week, Zardari had travelled to Dubai to celebrate his 67th birthday with his nine-month-old grandson. The PPP co-chairman was born on July 26, 1955.
Meanwhile, the former president’s daughter, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, said that his PCR test had been positive when he had landed in Dubai.
She reiterated that Zardari’s symptoms were mild, adding that he was resting and was on day four of his isolation. She added that he would return once he had recovered.
When @AAliZardari landed in Dubai his PCR revealed positive but ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ his symptoms are mild – he is resting & isolating (Day 4) & will return when recovered إن شاء الله (post some grandson hugs time 🤍). Thank u 4 your prayers & remind everyone to remain precautious. https://t.co/3LnTaGbsj8
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) July 28, 2022
“Thank you for your prayers and remind everyone to remain precautious,” she said.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan was facing the challenge of climate change and stressed the need for addressing the problem of flash flooding from the same perspective.
Flooding has battered Sindh and Balochistan since the onset of heavy monsoon rains a month ago, affecting a wide central belt.
More than 330 people have died in the two provinces. Since June 14, the downpours have damaged bridges, roads and about 4,000 homes in Balochistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
“Our ongoing floods and torrential rains need to be seen from [climate] angle,” Sharif said in a tweet.
He mentioned that climate change was a reality that was greatly impacting Pakistan. “Climate change is an undeniable reality of our times and has serious consequences for developing countries like Pakistan.”
