QUETA – Brig Hasan Afzal Sector Commander Baluchistan ISI station chief embraced Shahadat due to COVID-19 on Saturday. Brig Hasan Afzal was the sector commander of the ISI Baluchistan..
Balochistan has reported over 9,000 Corona cases which experts say will surge in the coming months. Dr Saleem Abro, Director General health Balochistan recently warned in a press conference that the cases could increase to over 100,000 within the next few months.
“From July to September we are expecting coronavirus cases to peak and the situation could become dangerous. About 40 percent of the population in the province is currently infected”, Dr Abro told media. He lamented the fact that even though health authorities had recommended a complete lockdown but their warnings were ignored with the lockdown converted to a “smart” lockdown.
Pakistan’s coronavirus death toll reached 3,436, while the total number of infections jumped to 174,676 on Saturday.
Shahbaz Sharif offers condolences
Leader of the opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of Brig Hasan Afzal he said he’s deeply saddened by the untimely death of Brig Hasan Afzal due to Covid-19. Not only his family but also the country and the armed forces have lost a patriot and the son of the soil who had devoted himself to the service of the country. May Allah rest his soul in peace! Moreover
4,951 new Coronavirus cases surfaces in the country over last 24 hours
4951 new Coronavirus cases have surfaced in the country over the last twenty four hours, taking the total tally to176,617.
These include 65739 in Punjab, 67353 in Sindh, 21444 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 9328 Balochistan, 10662 Islamabad, 1278 Gilgit Baltistan and 813 in Azad Kashmir.
The death toll from the virus stands at 3501 with 119 deaths reported over the last twenty four hours. 28,855 corona tests were carried out during this period.
67,892 patients have so far recovered from the disease.