Sindh spokesperson Murtaza Wahab diagnosed with COVID-19.

KARACHI -- Sindh spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has been diagnosed with COVID-19, joining a long, unfortunate list of lawmakers to have been hit with the coronavirus - a few even succumbing to it.

According to a statement By: Wahab, he has put himself under quarantine after test results today came back positive.

He said he has no symptoms currently and is feeling alright, but requests all friends and well-wishers to pray for him.

The development comes two days after Wahab released a video statement, urging people to not think of the virus as "a joke".

"Every day I see people using masks in every possible manner but not in the manner that they are supposed to use and wear masks," he wrote.

"You have to cover your nose and your mouth with the mask," he strongly urged anyone reading or listening to his message.

Earlier, on Tuesday, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haq confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19.

A day prior to that, PPP leader Syeda Shehla...