Sindh Minister for Human Settlement Ghulam Murtaza Baloch tested positive for novel coronavirus on Thursday.

Talking to journalists, Ghulam Murtaza said, “As I started showing symptoms, I got tested for COVID-19 and the results came back positive today.”

The minister, who is a member of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), maintained that he was in self-isolation at his home.

Earlier on May 13, a provincial lawmaker of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P), Mangla Sharma, had tested positive for COVID-19.