Ahsan Iqbal hospitalised as his health worsens

LAHORE: Former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal has been shifted to Services Hospital in Punjab’s city after his health worsened.

During the time, the former interior minister was being shifted to the hospital by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team, a heavy contingent of police was deployed around the hospital.

He underwent an arm-surgery at the hospital earlier in December just before his arrest. He was arrested on 24th December by the NAB in the Narowal Sports City corruption case.

A medical check-up of Iqbal was conducted yesterday to ensure he was fit and declared completely healthy.

Iqbal is accused of using funds of the federal government and the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) for a sports city being established in Narowal a multi-billion-rupee project.

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The cost of the project was Rs2.9 billion and Rs2.5 billion had already been spent. The funds allocated were then spent through the PSB and the Ministry of Sports had devolved after the 18th constitutional amendment and it was a provincial subject.  In this regard, the NAB Rawalpindi seized the Narowal Sports City project’s record as an investigation against him.