For the last 23 days Governor Sindh former Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui had been admitted at a private hospital in the city. A ten-member medical board comprising neurological physicians, surgeons, orthopedics, chest specialists have been monitoring the ailing Governor's health round the clock.
According to reports, the Governor's lungs have collapsed and his body is not getting the required oxygen without a BiPAP machine to maintain oxygen levels in the body, adding that the Governor's vital organs are not working properly. Sources claimed that the medical board has recommended a lung transplant, advising that the procedure be performed in the United Kingdom, United States or India.