Zardari taken to hospital after drop in sugar level, blood pressure: sources
NAB officials says it is a routine check-up, PPP claims it has not been informed of deterioration in ex-president's condition
June 13, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was taken to a Rawalpindi hospital after a drop in his sugar level and blood pressure, sources informed Geo News Thursday.
The former president, who remains under the custody of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), was shifted to Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) this evening, according to sources.
He was examined under the supervision of heart specialist Azhar Kayani.
Zardari underwent angiography and other tests at the facility, the sources informed further.
In its statement, the NAB said the former president was being taken care of, and for that, two medical boards of PIMS and Poly Clinic had been constituted.
It said Zardari's check-up was being conducted on daily basis and he had been in good health.
"This check-up of Asif Ali Zardari was conducted on the advice of the medical board," the anti-graft body said, requesting the masses to refrain from speculations.
Zardari's party however said it was not formally informed about deterioration in health condition of the co-chairman.
The NAB arrested Zardari in the fake bank accounts case on Monday after a bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected a plea filed by the ex-president and his sister, Faryal Talpur, seeking an extension in their interim bail.
The case pertains to transactions worth hundreds of millions of rupees to the two leaders' private companies, allegedly, through fake bank accounts.
