LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly, Mian Mahmood Ur Rasheed, has been shifted to Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, due to a chest infection. He is currently undergoing a series of medical tests to assess his condition.
Hospital sources revealed that further treatment decisions will depend on his test reports, which will determine whether he remains admitted or is transferred back to prison. His health condition has raised concerns among party members and supporters.
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In a related development, former PTI Governor Umar Sarfaraz Cheema is also hospitalized with an infection, while PTI Vice-Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi is receiving treatment at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) in Lahore.
Earlier today, former PTI leaders, including Fawad Chaudhry, Imran Ismail, and Mehmood Moulvi, met Shah Mahmood Qureshi at PKLI. The meeting reportedly focused on the current political climate and issues concerning Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The gathering is being viewed as a significant political development amid ongoing uncertainty within the PTI ranks.
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Sources added that the former PTI leaders from Karachi, including Imran Ismail, have been in Lahore for the past two days and are maintaining close coordination regarding political strategies and future plans.