Jail authorities decide to shift Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to hospital.

RAWALPINDI -- The jail authorities have decided to shift former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to jail after his health deteriorated on Tuesday.

The former prime minister is currently in the jail on judicial remand over charges of financial irregularities in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) contract.

According to the sources, the former prime minister will be moved to Al-Shifa hospital, where he will again undergo a hernia surgery.

It was further learnt that Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be operated after physical examination on December 26.

Last month, Abbasi had underwent a successful surgery in a...

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