• She was admitted to Mayo Hospital earlier in the week.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Shaheen Raza passed away on Wednesday after battling coronavirus.

She is the first lawmaker in the country to lose her life to the virus. She was admitted to Mayo Hospital earlier in the week. According to local media reports, Raza contracted the virus while visiting a field hospital.

President Arif Alvi and Information Minister Shibli Faraz both expressed their grief over the MPA's death.

I would like to condole the death of Punjab MPA Ms Shaheen Raza Cheema.

??? ??? ???? ???? ??????

May her soul rest in peace and may Allah grant the family the strength to bear this loss.

— Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) May 20, 2020

??? ????? ?????? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ??? ????? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ??? ????

— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) May 20, 2020

Many politicians including Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani, National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser had tested positive for coronavirus after which they went into self-isolation and recovered.