11 courts sealed in Islamabad after judges, staff test positive for Covid-19

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Eleven courts working under the District and Sessions Court have been closed after judges and staff tested positive for Covid-19.

Islamabad Bar Association Secretary Nabil Tahir Mirza told Dawn that there are 70 courts working under the District and Sessions Court, of which 11 have been sealed after 12 judges and staff were diagnosed with the disease.

The sealed courts are three courts of additional and sessions judge, the court of a senior civil judge and seven courts of civil judges, he said.

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