LAHORE: Former foreign minister and PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday was shifted to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Jail after he suffered heart pain, according to his son and his lawyer said on Saturday.
Qureshi has been in prison since August 2023 and has been indicted in multiple cases pertaining to May 9, 2023 riots.
In a post on X, Zain Qureshi, the son of the PTI vice chairman stated that his father has been shifted to the PIC from Kot Lakhpat Jail after he felt pain in the chest. Qureshi’s son urged the nation to pray for his speedy recovery of his father.
آج صبح میرے والد، مخدوم شاہ محمود قریشی صاحب، کی طبیعت ناساز ہوئی تو جیل میں موجود ڈاکٹرز نے فوری معائنہ کیا، جس کے بعد انہیں پنجاب انسٹیٹیوٹ آف کارڈیالوجی منتقل کیا گیا۔ ڈاکٹرز نے مزید چند دنوں تک انہیں زیرِ نگرانی رکھنے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے۔
قوم سے گزارش ہے کہ ان کی مکمل صحتیابی کے…
— Zain Hussain Qureshi (@ZainHQ) May 17, 2025
On the other hand, Advocate Rana Mudassar, the counsel for Qureshi, confirmed that his client suffered heart pain early Saturday 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.
In July 2024, the PTI vice-president was indicted by a Lahore anti-terrorism court in a case registered by the Shadman police over allegedly attacking and burning the police station.
The same month, he was transferred from Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi to Kot Lakhpat 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 jailed ex-minister.
In November last year, a Lahore ATC indicted Qureshi and other senior PTI leaders in multiple cases relating to May 9 riots. The former foreign minister has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
