*RAWALPINDI – *Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi,who has been serving life imprisonment awarded to him by an anti-narcoticscourt in the ephedrine case, was shifted to a hospital from Adiala jailafter he fell ill on Monday.
Abbasi has been shifted to Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) afterhe complained of a heart-related ailment. He is said to be undergoing amedical examination at the hospital at present.
It is pertinent to mention here that PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif andhis son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar, who have been serving their sentences inAdiala jail, were also moved to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences(PIMS) after they fell sick in prison.
Last month, the Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) Court of Rawalpindihanded down life term to Abbasi in the case related to misuse of controlledchemical ephedrine.
The PML-N leader was accused of misusing 500kg of the controlled chemicalephedrine, obtaining it in 2010 and selling it to narcotics smugglers.