KP special secretary tests positive for coronavirus.

SWABI -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa special secretary for local government Mutasim Billah tested positive for coronavirus here the other day.

Mr Billah belongs to Yar Hussain region of the district and soon after confirmation of his test he had quarantined himself in his hujra (common guest house).

The district health officials said that he would be treated by the doctors at his guesthouse. 'I will remain aloof from my family till full recovery from coronavirus,' the secretary was quoted as saying by the officials.

CYLINDER BLAST: Two members of a family suffered serious burn injuries when a gas cylinder exploded in a house in Gar Munara village of Chota Lahor tehsil here the other day.

Police said the blast occurred when the family members were busy cooking food. As a result, fire engulfed the house.

The injured, identified as Inamullah Khan and Ihsaullah Khan, were taken to a local hospital and then referred to Peshawar as there was no burns centre in the entire district. Meanwhile, district police officer Imran Shahid claimed here the other day that a woman had been arrested for killing her niece in Speen Kani village of Razaar four days ago.

Addressing a press conference here, he said a joint investigation team led by SP investigations Banaras Khan traced the blind...