LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan could not meet ailing party Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, who was brought there two days ago after his health deteriorated at Kot Lakhpat jail.
“PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar came to Lahore from Islamabad today to visit my respected father, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi. As a meeting was not possible, he asked me about my father’s well-being. I am deeply grateful to Barrister Gohar for his visit, concern and expression of solidarity,” Mr Qureshi’s son Zain Qureshi said on X, who also accompanied the party chairman at the PIC. Soon afterwards, Barrister Gohar left for Islamabad.
Mr Qureshi was brought to the PIC on Tuesday days after suffering a fall. He is incarcerated at the Kot Lakhpat jail after being indicted in multiple cases pertaining to the May 9 riots and has been behind bars since Aug 2023. In July 2024, the PTI leader was indicted by a Lahore anti-terrorism court in a case registered by the Shadman police on the charges of attacking and burning the police station.
Speaking toDawn, his counsel Rana Mudassar Umar said that Mr Qureshi was taken to the PIC on Tuesday as he fainted and suffered a fall a few days ago. At the hospital, Mr Qureshi was kept under observation for 24 hours, however, it was yet to be decided if he had to be admitted to the hospital for further treatment.
Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2026
