MQM-P's Adil Siddiqui dies of coronavirus
Pakistan has passed grim milestone of 8,000 coronavirus deaths.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Adil Siddiqui has died of novel coronavirus, Dunya News reported on Monday morning.
As per details, former member of MQM’s Rabita Committee was suffering from COVID-19 and was shifted to a private hospital after his health deteriorated. He had returned to Pakistan from Dubai after a self-imposed exile this month and was also suffering from Liver cancer.
Leadership of MQM-P including Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Amir Khan has expressed deep sorrow on the demise of the party leader.
On the other hand, Pakistan has passed grim milestone of 8,000 coronavirus deaths while number of positive cases has surged to 398,024.
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,839 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties.
Till now 173,014 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 119,035 in Punjab, 47,190 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,158 in Balochistan, 30,123 in Islamabad, 6,855 in Azad Kashmir and 4,649 in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Furthermore 2,991 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 2,924 in Sindh, 1,368 in KP, 166 in Balochistan, 314 in Islamabad, 165 in Azad Kashmir and 97 in GB.
