FIA Director Shahid Hayat removed from ventilator

NAIROBI: Senior Police Officer Shahid Hayat’s health has improved and he has been removed from the ventilator. He can breathe on his own, Geo News learnt.

Director Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Shahid Hayat had fallen seriously ill and had been under treatment at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

Hayat, who has served on key posts including that of Additional IG Karachi, is currently on four-month training at Staff College Lahore. He, along with a delegation, had gone to Kenya on a study tour.

The FIA director contracted pneumonia in Nairobi, where he was admitted to a hospital two days ago. However, his condition worsened today and he was moved to the hospital's intensive care unit (ICU).

Hayat's wife has reportedly reached Nairobi, while the medics have observed improvement in his condition.

Apart from working as Karachi police chief, Shahid Hayat also served as Sindh FIA director.