ISLAMABAD: Former CM Shahbaz Sharif to be quarantine for 14 days in MayoHospital Lahore upon arrival in Pakistan, claims Minister for Science andTechnology Fawad Chaudhry.
He appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to give special permission to theflight PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif will be on to land in Pakistan aftersuspension of international flights to the country in the wake ofmultiplying coronavirus cases.
Responding to the opposition leader’s decision of returning to the country,he said Shehbaz asked party spokesperson Marriyam Aurangzeb to announce hishomecoming after he got to know the suspension of international flights tothe country.
The minister demanded that the PML-N president undergo 14-quarantine atMayo hospital so that he realises the significance of healthcare facilities.
In a Twitter statement, the party’s spokesperson Marriyam Aurangzebconfirmed he will be landing in Islamabad tomorrow. She said the PML-Npresident decided to return to the country in the wake of the coronavirusoutbreak.
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Shehbaz Sharif will board the Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA)Islamabad-bound flight at the Heathrow airport, slated to depart at 16:40(GMT) on Saturday and is expected to land in Islamabad at 5:30 am on Sunday.
This is one of the national flag carrier’s last five flights that will beallowed to touch down in Pakistan as all international flights have beensuspended to the country for two weeks in the wake of multiplying cases ofCOVID-19.
