Chief secretary tests positive for Covid-19.

PESHAWAR -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Dr Kazim Niaz has tested positive for Covid-19.

Reports of Dr Niaz having contracted the virus emerged when Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in a tweet paid tribute to the officer for leading the fight against Covid-19, and prayed for his speedy recovery.

Mr Niaz was in high spirits when Dawn contacted him. He said he couldn't sit around while professionals and officers were on the front-lines fighting the pandemic. 'It is a challenge and I have to be on the forefront,' he said.

'He has been working day and night against the coronavirus outbreak,' the chief minister said in his tweet, referring to Mr Niaz.

The chief secretary was seen visiting...