{"id":7789,"date":"2021-03-30T08:20:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T08:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=7789"},"modified":"2021-03-30T08:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T08:20:12","slug":"hafeez-sheikh-tests-positive-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/03\/30\/hafeez-sheikh-tests-positive-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafeez Sheikh tests positive for coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Former finance minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh has tested positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7790\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hafeez-Sheikh-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg\" alt=\"Hafeez-Sheikh-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-rapidnews-dailyrapid\" width=\"556\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hafeez-Sheikh-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg 556w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Hafeez-Sheikh-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-rapidnews-dailyrapid-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The news was confirmed by\u00a0newly appointed\u00a0Finance Minister Hammad Azhar on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just found out that Dr Hafeez Sh has tested positive for Covid-19. I pray for his swift recovery and good health. Ameen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hammad_Azhar\/status\/1376804742618316800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-area\" data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/342323-hafeez-sheikh-tests-positive-for-coronavirus\">\n<p class=\"\">Azhar said he prays for the swift recovery and good health of Sheikh.<\/p>\n<h2>Govt removes Hafeez Shaikh, appoints Hammad Azhar as new finance minister<\/h2>\n<p>A day earlier, the federal government decided to replace Shaikh as the finance minister with Azhar.<\/p>\n<p>There was reportedly some resentment among government ministers on matters of taxation and bill-granting autonomy to the State Bank of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister had reportedly conveyed to Shaikh to step down from his role.<\/p>\n<p>Azhar, reacting to his appointment, had 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