Shah Mahmood Qureshi moved to Lahore cardiac hospital after jail fall
His counsel Rana Mudassar Umar confirmed the transfer from Kot Lakhpat jail, where the PTI leader has been held since August 2023, for tests at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the PTI leader held at Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore, was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology on Tuesday for medical tests, days after he fell inside his barrack.
His counsel, Rana Mudassar Umar, told Dawn that Qureshi had been taken to the hospital. Dawn reported that the transfer came days after the fall, and that the PTI leader has been behind bars since August 2023 and faces indictment in multiple cases relating to the May 9, 2023 riots.
Daily Times reported, citing sources, that Qureshi was walking inside his barrack when he felt dizzy and collapsed, injuring his knee and arm. Jail officials arranged the move to the hospital for further examination, the outlet said. Officials have not publicly described his condition.
According to Daily Times, details of the tests, of any treatment and of a possible discharge were not available. Neither the jail administration nor the Punjab Institute of Cardiology issued a statement on his health.
Jail authorities had earlier collected blood samples from Qureshi and sent them to Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Daily Times reported. The results of those tests have not been made public.
In July 2024, a Lahore anti-terrorism court indicted Qureshi in a case registered by Shadman police over the alleged attack and burning of a police station during the May 9 disturbances, Dawn reported. He has been indicted in several other cases tied to the same events.
How the reports differ
Dawn led with the statement of Qureshi's counsel, Rana Mudassar Umar, and set out the indictment history in the May 9 cases. Daily Times led with the transfer itself and attributed the circumstances of the fall to unnamed sources, reporting that Qureshi felt dizzy while walking and hurt his knee and arm, details Dawn did not carry. Daily Times alone reported that blood samples had earlier been drawn and sent to Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
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