Maulana Tariq Jameel undergoes angioplasty.

Lahore -- Prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel, who suffered a cardiac arrest earlier on Tuesday, underwent a successful angioplasty at a private hospital in Lahore.

A stent was inserted in his heart to clear the blockage of arteries.

Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel was admitted to the Doctors Hospital in Lahore after complaining of chest pains, his spokesperson Noman Liaquat said on Tuesday.

Another spokesperson for the religious scholar, Tahir Rahimi, said Maulana Jameel's angioplasty had been completed at the hospital. His arteries had been blocked as a result of which one stent was inserted.

Maulana Jameel will be kept at the hospital for the next 24...