RAWALPINDI: Former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was admitted to the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) on Monday after complaints of chest pain and breathing problems.
According to doctors, the former minister has undergone ECG and other tests.
Mr Ahmed would remain under observation for some time, and more tests would be conducted on Tuesday.
If the test reports are clear, he would be discharged, the doctors added.
According to family sources, Mr Ahmed had gone to meet his lawyer, Abdul Razzaq Advocate, in the Saddar area. As he was climbing, he felt pain in his chest.
He was rushed to the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, where senior doctors checked him and admitted him for two days. Mr Ahmed’s condition has improved since then, the sources said, adding he was a heart patient for the last many years.
Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2023
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