Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the coronavirus, two days after he received his first vaccine dose.

Dr. Faisal Sultan, Khan's special assistant on health, said Saturday the prime minister has quarantined himself at his private home on a hilltop in the Islamabad suburbs.

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There has been a spike in COVID-19 in the capital and in eastern and northern Pakistan where authorities have reported 42 new deaths and 3,876 new cases of COVID-19 during past 24 hours across the country, taking the total deaths to 13,799 and total infected cases to more than 623,000.

Since February, Pakistan has been using a COVID-19 vaccine donated by neighboring China. Health workers have been vaccinated and now older people are receiving the jab.

Media reports say a private Pakistani pharmaceutical company has imported 50,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, but it was unclear at what price the vaccine will be available to people.

A plane carrying passengers has made an emergency landing after flames appeared to shoot from its engine mid-flight over Brisbane.

Bright flashes lit up the night sky and concerned residents below on Friday.

Amber Windle feared the worst after she was drawn outside her Hillcrest home by the noise.

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"It sounded like it was going to explode, it was so loud," she said.

"As it got closer I could tell that it was coming out of the plane, so I thought it was missiles because we're so close to the army barracks as well."

The plane had 48 people on board, as the plane's engine stalled and choked.

The aircraft landed safely at Brisbane International Airport and passengers were unharmed.

All other international and domestic flights were delayed from landing until the tarmac was declared safe.

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In a statement, Nauru Airlines said "a compressor stall can involve the appearance of sparks or flames because of the disruption to airflow through the engine, but that there is no safety risk to those on board."

The aircraft has been retired to a hangar, where it will be inspected by the airlines engineers before it will be allowed to take off again.

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Rain on your wedding day is meant to be good luck – but not 250 millimetres.

A NSW bride sent out a plea for help today, when she became trapped by rising floodwaters and feared she wouldn't make it down the aisle.

In keeping with tradition, Kate Fotheringham and Wayne Bell spent the night before their wedding apart.

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But when the pregnant bride-to-be woke up at her parent's property just inland from Taree – she realised she was surrounded by flood waters.

"Beautiful, just not on your wedding day," she said.

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With no way to get to her venue at the local showgrounds in Wingham, she made a plea for help on social media.

Affinity Helicopters answered the call and arrived at the property to chopper her out.

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Minutes later the bride-to-be was across the swollen creek and ready to wed.

Her dad Peter walked her down the aisle, who had broken his spine in three places and both of his legs just five months ago.

Finally – after an adventure to the alter – the couple was pronounced husband and wife.

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been delayed across NSW as extreme weather continues to lashes the state.

The government had planned to ramp up the number of vaccines being distributed from Monday during Phase 1b of the rollout, which is expected to inoculated 6.1m Australians.

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Health care workers who haven't yet received the jab, those aged over 70, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders aged over 55, younger adults with underlying medical conditions and critical and high-risk workers are all included in the Phase 1b rollout.

However wild weather across NSW means the rollout will be delayed further as authorities struggle to get the vaccine into the worst-affected areas.

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"Vaccines are being delivered across the country and will be in place in most locations by the end of the weekend," a Federal Government spokesperson said in a statement.

"Due to extreme weather conditions and flooding in many parts of NSW, vaccine delivery is being affected in Sydney and across multiple regional NSW locations.

"The Department of Health is working directly with GPs on these issues and we ask for the public's patience and understanding with these unforeseen supply delays."

More details about the which areas will be affected will be released tomorrow.

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Students at school on the NSW Mid North Coast have been rescued from their library, after they were forced to sleep there overnight due to floodwaters.

More than a dozen Kendall Public School staff stayed to look after the children at the small school, south of Port Macquarie.

A grandparent said boats were used to evacuate the children.

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In a statement, the NSW Education Department said the safest option was to keep students and staff at the school.

"Student safety is Kendall Public School's highest priority, and the speed with which roads became flooded yesterday meant the safest option was to keep some students and staff at the school," the statement read.

"Parents were advised, and 28 students and 10 staff, including the principal, stayed safely overnight at the school with appropriate food, drink and makeshift sleeping arrangements, very kindly supported by local community members.

"The school was guided by the emergency services about when it was safe for parents to collect their children."

Nearby, emergency services also ferried a pregnant woman across floodwaters.

Surf livesaving crews helped the woman get to hospital this afternoon.

Parents of the school students were alerted yesterday lunchtime of worsening conditions and asked to collect children if they could.

But road closures due to rising flash flooding and swollen rivers meant it was already impossible for some to get there.

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The school said on Facebook it was planned for the children to remain at the school due to worsening conditions.

"I just want to reassure the families of students who are unable to collect their children due to the road closures, that they are all fine and very busy in our library with the staff," the school said on Facebook.

Locals took bedding and food to the school for those stuck there, and eventually, the children went to sleep in the library.

Last night, the school posted on Facebook: "All very quiet here in the library everyone. Almost all asleep and very settled.

"You should all be very proud of your children as they have coped so well.

"Safe and sound- have a good night everyone and take care."

This morning the school updated parents, saying the children had had breakfast and were doing activities.

Grandparent Greg Coelli who has a five-year-old at the school claimed parents were not kept fully informed.

"It really is a dismal situation," he said.

He claims the local SES told him they need to see how things look before planning to rescue anybody- and it could be into next week.

"Overnight is bad enough but to say it's going to be five days when they see their parents is just inconceivable," he said.

"There doesn't seem to be a plan."

"These kids are stuck until next Tuesday, that's when they think it's going to be safe to go get them."

"Their lives aren't in danger, but its a horrible situation."

The NSW Department of Education and SES have been contacted for comment.