PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui placed on ventilator, condition critical
- While Siddiqui may not be able to vote, govt "confident" of securing majority for amendment
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui has been placed on a ventilator after his health condition deteriorated, family sources confirmed on Sunday.
Aaj News quoted his family sources as saying that Senator Siddiqui had been unwell for several days, but his condition worsened suddenly, following which he was transferred to a hospital where doctors decided to place him on life support.
Government sources said Siddiqui’s ill health comes at a crucial time, as the 27th Constitutional Amendment is set to be presented in the Senate on Monday (today).
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They added that while Siddiqui remains on oxygen support and may not be able to vote, the government is confident of securing the required two-thirds majority with 64 members.
Party leaders and colleagues have appealed for prayers for Senator Siddiqui’s swift and full recovery.
In a post on his X handle, Federal Minister Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said the senior politician and important leader of the PML-N, Senator Siddiqui, was in extremely critical condition.
“After severe illness, he has been placed on a ventilator. May Allah the Merciful grant him complete health,” he wrote.
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