Former foreign minister and PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been moved from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) on Saturday after he suffered heart pain, according to his lawyer.
Qureshi was indicted in July 2024 by an anti-terrorism court in a case pertaining to May 9 riots. Shadman police had registered a case against PTI leaders, including Qureshi, and activists on charges of attacking and burning the police station.
The same month he was transferred from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to Kot Lakpat on a police request. It had stated that frequent transportation of the PTI leader from Rawalpindi to Lahore was not feasible for the authorities as well as for the accused.
Speaking to Dawn.com today, Advocate Rana Mudassar, Qureshi’s lawyer, said the his client suffered heart pain early morning, after Fajr prayers. He underwent a medical assessment by prison doctors.
“He was shifted to the PIC by Rescue 1122 after his health failed to improve,” Mudassar said, adding that Qureshi was currently undergoing various tests at the hospital.
The PTI leader’s family had been informed about his condition, the lawyer added.
