MQM founder hospitalised in London
The MQM founder is living in self-exile in the United Kingdom for over three decades, where he has also been granted the British citizenship. His close aides said that he was under close observation of a medical team.
Mustafa Azizabadi said in post on X that the MQM founder underwent medical check-up at a local hospital, where doctors conducted initial examinations and prescribed a series of diagnostic tests.
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MQM founder hospitalised in London
MQM founder Altaf Hussain was hospitalised in London where he underwent blood transfusion and a series of tests on the recommendations of his doctors, senior party officials confirmed on Friday. The MQM founder is living in self-exile in the United Kingdom for over three decades, where he has also been granted the British citizenship. His close aides said that he was under close observation of a medical team. Mustafa Azizabadi said in post on X that the MQM founder underwent medical check-up at a local hospital, where doctors conducted initial examinations and prescribed a series of diagnostic tests.
