PTI Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Mardan, Abdul Salam Afridi has infected with coronavirus, raising the number of positive cases of the disease in Khyber Pakhtukhwa to 176.
Afridi was in touch with residents of Manga area of Mardan where first death due to coronavirus was reported in the country. He has distributed food and protective equipment in the affected Union Council that had made headlines in the country.
The blood test of Afridi has proved positive and he has been quarantined in his home in Mardan, says a press statement issued here on Friday.
Abdul Salam Afridi has become the second legislator that has been infected with the deadly virus as earlier, Saeed Ghani, Sindh Education Minister was also been infected with the virus. He is in quarantine now.
In a video message issued by Afridi, he said he was aware about the risks of infection, but because of his position and representation of his constituency, he decided to remain in contact with people especially the distressed dwellers of Manga.