IHC CJ to undergo COVID-19 test after secretary catches virus

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah will be screened for the coronavirus after his secretary Asad Khokar tested positive, court officials informed on Thursday.

Court officials said the chief justice’s secretary had not been coming to the office due to fever following which he was tested on May 4 and 6 for the virus. “Today Khokar’s test results came back positive. The IHC judge’s secretary has been asked to go into isolation while his office has been sealed,” said officials.

Court officials subsequently decided to test Justice Minallah and other judges for the coronavirus as well. A team of doctors reached the IHC’s dispensary Thursday with 25 testing kits. The employees of the high court are being tested in batches.

It is pertinent to mention that the high court was recently shut down after news of an employee testing positive emerged. The court had also issued a circular in which it stated that the court premises rooms and chambers had been disinfected.