KARACHI, May 26: Former President of the CPNE Syed Fasieh Iqbal underwent successful heart bypass surgery Monday morning at the Rahman Medical Centre in Peshawar City. Syed Fasieh Iqbal’s condition is stable and he is now in the intensive care unit of the Hospital where he will be kept under observation for the next 48 hours before being shifted to a recovery room, says a press release issued by the CPNE.

Syed Fasieh Iqbal is the Chief Editor of the Baluchistan Times and Zamana dailies of Quetta.

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