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PML-N leader Capt Safdar contracts COVID-19: report
Captain Safdar returns to Lahore from Gilgit-Baltistan, where he was with his wife, Maryam Nawaz, for election campaign
By Web Desk
Published November 09, 2020
LAHORE: PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz's husband, Captain Safdar, on Monday tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, a report indicated.
The son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Captain Safdar had to immediately leave the election campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan — where he was with his wife, Maryam Nawaz — and return to Lahore.
According to the reports, Captain Safdar has been moved to Lahore's Sharif Medical City Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
The report added that his lungs have been affected due to COVID-19.
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