Pakistan to address concerns regarding its passengers testing positive for virus: SAPM Yusuf.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Security, Moeed Yusuf, acknowledged Thursday concerns of other nations that some passengers from Pakistan had tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival and assured Islamabad 'as a mature state' would address the issue.

"There have been some concerns about passengers who travelled from Pakistan in the last few days and tested positive for the virus," said Yusuf, while briefing the media on Thursday.

However, the SAPM stated that he would like to clarify that 'not everyone' who is leaving the country will test positive.

"Some cases have been identified and some countries have raised concerns and we as a responsible, mature state are looking into it," said SAPM Yusuf and added that the country would take the "necessary steps" wherever such concerns are raised.

But Yusuf reminded everyone that Pakistan itself had faced a lot of difficulties when people were coming back to the country in the last three months. He also mentioned that in some cases, people were coming from areas that did not have a testing regime.

"The example is in front of you that with all the difficulties we carried out testing and quarantined them [passengers]," reminded SAPM Yusuf. He added that the officials were "aware of the situation" and "monitoring" it.

But SAPM Yusuf repeated once again that "there is no such thing that whoever is going from Pakistan is positive, there are some cases and some...