LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Gohar Ali Khan visited the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) to inquire after senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Qureshi had been rushed to the facility after fainting and suffering a fall inside the KotLakhpat jail.
Gohar was accompanied by MNA Zain Qureshi during the hospital visit, and he shared the visit’s picture on social media on Thursday.
According to Qureshi’s lawyer, Rana Mudassar Umar, the former foreign minister collapsed a few days prior to the public disclosure.
He was kept under observation at the PIC for 24 hours, after which doctors were set to determine whether formal hospital admission was necessary.
However, the available reports did not confirm his discharge status or subsequent treatment details.
Family members have raised pressing health concerns regarding the incident.
Qureshi’s son, Zain, stated after meeting his father that he collapsed while walking in his barracks and urged prison authorities to arrange a CT scan alongside a visit to a dental clinic for a cracked tooth caused by the fall.
Additionally, Qureshi’s daughter, MeherBano, voiced deep concern on social media, appealing for prayers and her father’s release while citing his past health issues, including a gallbladder removal procedure last December and a previous cardiac scare in May.
The PTI core committee expressed alarm over Qureshi’s deteriorating health following the incident, calling on the government, courts, and prison administration to ensure he received proper medical care and a full hospital transfer.
Qureshi has been in custody since August 2023 and faces multiple charges connected to the May 9 riots, including a July 2024 indictment by a Lahore anti-terrorism court regarding an attack on the Shadman Police Station.
His legal team and family maintain he has faced numerous prolonged bail hearings and false charges.
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