Asad Umar rushed to hospital from courtroom after experiencing chest pain
His condition deteriorated as he took blood pressure medicine on empty stomach, says hospital administration
August 06, 2024
- Doctors take Asad Umar's blood samples, conduct ECG.
- They say ex-PTI leader's blood pressure has dropped.
- His condition out of danger, says hospital administration.
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar was on Tuesday shifted to a hospital after his health condition deteriorated at an anti terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore.
Umar’s lawyer said his client felt chest pain in the courtroom, therefore, he was taken to hospital.
Doctors immediately took his blood samples and conducted ECG. His initial ECG report is normal, while doctors said his blood pressure had dropped. Doctors are further examining his condition and keeping him under observation for a while.
The hospital administration informed Geo News that his health condition was out of danger after he was given medicine. It said his condition deteriorated as he took blood pressure medicine on empty stomach.
A video of the former federal minister has surfaced, wherein people have lifted him on hands to transfer into a vehicle.
He suffered a back pain on June 9 in Karachi, following which he was transferred to a hospital for treatment.
Umar is facing multiple cases after the riots of May 9, including vandalism, the cypher case.
The ex-secretary general of PTI on November 11, 2023, resigned from the party’s basic membership and said goodbye to politics.
Umar had already quit as the party’s secretary general on May 24, days after the May 9 rioting, and then opted for a low-profile posture.
