Munawwar Hassan, Talib Johri had coronavirus, reveals CM Murad

(Karachi) Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has claimed that late religious scholars, Munawwar Hassan and Talib Johri were infected with coronavirus, media has reported.

He made the revelation during the Sindh Assembly session in Karachi on Friday. He said that Mufti Naeem's family was also suffering from the virus. However, he said Mufti Naeem's corona test could not be conducted.

He said 27 more deaths have been recorded in Sindh due to coronavirus taking the provincial death toll to 1,205.

He said that more than 40,000 people have recovered from the disease so far. "The ratio of recoveries is 54 percent in the province."

Murad also criticised the PM over his remarks about Osama bin Laden in the National Assembly. He added it is not wise for the head of the state to issue such remarks.

He said that people hatched conspiracies against the Pakistan Peoples Party but they failed in their evil designs. "PPP will remain in power till the time God wishes," he remarked.

Earlier, highlighting details of Covid-19, Shah said that 5,103 tests were conducted out of which 1,150 came out positive. He said so far Sindh has conducted 41,4248 tests out of which 76,318 have come out COVID-19 positive.

The CM said out of the new cases reported, 1,050 were recorded from Karachi, 22 from Hyderabad, seven each from Jamshoro and Ghotki.

The CM said today, 1,252 patients recovered and were sent home. He further said total recoveries in Sindh have reached 41,992.