Gohar Visits Qureshi in Hospital After Jail FallPakistan

His lawyer, Rana Mudassar Umar, said his client had fainted and fallen a few days earlier. Qureshi was first kept under observation at the hospital before doctors decided to admit him for further examination and treatment. The lawyer said an application had been submitted to the anti-terrorism court, but court holidays had delayed the matter.

Zain Qureshi had earlier called on the prison authorities to arrange a CT scan to assess his father’s condition and to take him to a dentist for treatment of a cracked tooth. The PTI core committee had also expressed concern about Qureshi’s fall at a meeting held last week, calling on the courts, the government and the prison administration to ensure his transfer to hospital, a full medical examination and any necessary treatment.

Briefing during the visit

During Thursday’s meeting, Gohar enquired about Qureshi’s health and discussed recent political developments within the party, according to reports of the visit. He also updated the party’s vice chairman on the release of PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters, Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan, who were released from Kot Lakhpat jail on Thursday after being held since September 21 under the Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance. He further briefed him on recent meetings between lawyers and Imran Khan.

Qureshi has been in custody since August 2023 and has been indicted in several cases related to the May 9, 2023 riots. In July 2024, a Lahore anti-terrorism court indicted him in a case registered by Shadman police over an alleged attack on and burning of a police station. His daughter, Meher Bano, said last week that she had learnt of his fall from relatives who met him in jail, and she has called for his release, alleging that he is being held on false charges.

Qureshi has needed hospital care before during his time in custody. He was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology in May 2025 after complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath, and he underwent a procedure to remove his gallbladder at the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute in December 2025.