Former President Asif Ali Zardari was shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) from Adiala Jail for medical checkup on Thursday. According to jail authorities, the former president has been shifted to Cardiac Centre PIMS, and a room in the same facility, has been declared as sub-jail for his medical treatment. He has been shifted to PIMS on the recommendation of a medical board.
The hospital sources said that Zardari is suffering from heart problem and backache. The final decision to retain Zardari for long in the hospital would be taken on the basis of results of medical tests being conducted there, they said.
Zardari was shifted to PIMS in an armoured personnel carrier (APC). The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) put security on high alert in the hospital to avert any untoward situation.