Nishtar Medical University VC Dr Pasha dies of coronavirus

(Karachi) Nishtar Medical University Multan Vice Chancellor Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha passed away on Wednesday after contracting coronavirus.

Dr Pasha was diagnosed with Covid-19 on June 14 and was under treatment at Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology. He was shifted to a ventilator on July 6.

My condolences & prayers go to the families of Mustafa Kamal Pasha, VC Nishtar Medical University, & Nadeem Mumtaz - both of whom passed away as a result of COVID19. Nadeem Mumtaz and I were together in Aitchison for 9 years.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 15, 2020

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan also extended his condolences to the families of Dr Pasha. In a tweet, he said: "My condolences & prayers go to the families of Mustafa Kamal Pasha, VC Nishtar Medical University, & Nadeem Mumtaz - both of whom passed away as a result of COVID19."

He added, "Nadeem Mumtaz and I were together in Aitchison for 9 years."

So far, 107,773 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 88,045 in Punjab, 31,001 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11,239 in Balochistan, 14,315 in Islamabad, 1,708 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 1,688 in Azad Kashmir.

Furthermore 2,043 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 1,863 in Sindh, 1,114 in KP, 127 in Balochistan, 155 in Islamabad, 38 in GB and 46 in Azad Kashmir.

Pakistan has so far conducted 1,627,939 coronavirus tests and 21,749 in last 24 hours. 172,810 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country whereas 2,078 patients are in critical condition.