QUETTA: Baluchistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan confirmed on Tuesday via Twitter that his COVID-19 test had come positive.

Khan has been actively leading Baluchistan’s fight against COVID-19. When the virus initially entered Pakistan via Iran, Kamal’s government received criticism from Sindh for not taking adequate timely measures to fight the virus.

Liaquat Shahwani, a spokesperson for the Baluchistan Government, termed Khan as the “the greatest leader of our times” while wishing him an immediate recovery.