Staff Report
KARACHI: Former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA and Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab is still in precarious condition on ventilator in the city’s hospital, SAMAA reports Monday.

Earlier when her condition deteriorated yestersay (Sunday), she was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital, Orthopaedic and Medical Institute (OMI), in Karachi.

Former actress Wahab had earlier undergone a gall bladder surgery on Friday but her condition became serious on late Saturday night.

Talking to media, the PPP leaders said that the ailing lawmaker suffered internal bleeding after her first surgery. On this, she summarily underwent a second surgery. However, her condititon moved far from being stable.

Various high-ups in the government including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza telephoned Wahab’s son, Ali Wahab, and asked about her health.

Various political leaders including Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif phoned her son to inquire after her.

Several other political leaders leaders including PPP’s Saeed Ghani, Latif Mughal, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and MQM leader, MQM’s Sindh Health Minister Dr. Sagheer and Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Ghauri visited the hospital and inquired about her health. SAMAA