Former Pakistani Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar was hospitalized after experiencing severe chest pain during a courtroom session, leading his family to seek immediate medical care.

Asad Umar, who suffered the pain while at the Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), was swiftly taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) for urgent treatment.

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Family members and Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s son assisted in transporting him to the cardiac facility, where doctors conducted an ECG and other initial tests.

Previously a close associate of Imran Khan, Umar recently resigned from his party role and exited politics after over a decade, criticizing the confrontational approach towards state institutions.

He stated that his resignation was not due to external pressures but reflected the challenging 13 months faced by PTI.