(Karachi) Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh has contracted coronavirus, media reported on Sunday.

In a tweet, Shaikh said: "I have tested positive for Covid-19 and am in self imposed isolation. It is requested to all friends that have been in contact recently to observe necessary precautions and stay safe!"

I have tested positive for Covid-19 and am in self imposed isolation. It is requested to all friends that have been in contact recently to observe necessary precautions and stay safe! pic.twitter.com/rQhPqvu3U3

— Imtiaz Ahmad Shaikh (@ImtiazshaikhMPA) September 19, 2020

The minister said that he had gone into self-isolation after the report came positive and urged his friends to pray for his health.

Shaikh is the latest among several mainstream politicians to have contracted the virus.

Governor Imtiaz Sindh Imran Ismail, Sindh education minister Saeed Ghani, and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal MPA Syed Abdul Rasheed tested positive and recovered earlier this year.