The premier's focal person on coronavirus Dr Faisal Sultan has said that the number of Covid-19 cases in Pakistan is rising because of increased testing capacity.

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, he said that the country's coronavirus trajectory is "slower than other countries". He added that there is now enough data for Pakistan to create its own projection models.

Sultan added that there was also a need to highlight other diseases that could be missed because of the coronavirus pandemic.