Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf discharged from hospital
Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf discharged from hospital
Published: 09:01 pm Feb 11, 2016
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UPDATED: ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf was briefly hospitalised in the port city of Karachi on Thursday after suffering chest pain and breathing problems but was allowed home later that day, a senior leader of his party and his spokeswoman said.
Mohammad Amjad, the secretary-general of Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League party, said Musharraf was treated in an intensive care unit after his family rushed him to hospital. He said doctors undertook several medical tests before Musharraf returned home, amid tight security.
Musharraf's spokeswoman Aasia Ishaq also confirmed that the former military ruler had been discharged from hospital.
Musharraf took power in a 1999 coup and served as president until 2008, when he was forced to step down as his popularity plummeted and he was threatened with impeachment.
In recent years, Musharraf has been on trial for high treason over his suspension of Pakistan's constitution in 2007 and his detention of a number of judges.
Pakistan's ex-President Musharraf hospitalised
ISLAMABAD: A spokeswoman for Pakistan's former president, Pervez Musharraf, says he has been rushed to hospital in the port city of Karachi after suffering chest pain and breathing problems.
Aasia Ishaq says that Musharraf is being treated in an intensive care unit having been taken to hospital by family members Thursday. She said that doctors are undertaking medical tests.
Ishaq declined to share any further details.
Musharraf took power in a 1999 coup and served as president until 2008, when he was forced to step down as his popularity plummeted and he was threatened with impeachment.
In recent years, Musharraf has been on trial for high treason over his suspension of Pakistan's constitution in 2007 and his detention of a number of judges.
