Pakistan to confer civil award on Dr Usama who lost life treating coronavirus patients

GILGIT BALTISTAN: Gilgit Baltistan Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon on Wednesday approved a summary to bestow civil award to Dr Usama Riaz who lost his life treating coronavirus patients in the region.

The information department of GB confirmed the news in a tweet.

گلگت: گورنر گلگت بلتستان راجہ جلال حسین مقپون @GovernorGB نے شہید ڈاکٹر اٌسامہ ریاض کو پاکستان کا اعلیٰ سِول ایوارڈ سے نوازنے کی سمری منظور کرلی۔

— Information Department Gilgit-Baltistan (@IDGB_Official) April 1, 2020

The young physician, Dr Riaz from the Gilgit Baltistan, became the first Pakistani doctor to die after contracting the coronavirus during his duty in a quarantine center.

He was part of a 10-member team tasked with screening patients returning from downtowns, particularly those arriving there from Iran through Taftan border.