Islamabad has recorded 159 new infections in the last 24 hours, marking the second straight day of less than 200 cases. The capital's Covid-19 tally has reached 36,416.

It has also reported two more deaths, taking the total number of fatalities to 393.

Gilgit Baltistan has reported four new infections while Azad Jammu and Kashmir has confirmed 13, taking their tallies to 4,831 and 8,015, respectively. AJK has also confirmed four more fatalities.

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