Senior PPP leader Khursheed Shah suffers stroke, airlifted to Karachi for treatment

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Khursheed Shah was airlifted to Karachi after his health deteriorated, sources confirmed on Tuesday.

According to reports, Shah suffered a stroke and was being transferred to a private hospital in Karachi, where special arrangements have already been made for his treatment.

Party officials and hospital sources said the PPP veteran will immediately be admitted upon arrival, with doctors on standby.

The veteran politician’s condition reportedly worsened over weekend, prompting doctors to advise his transfer to a facility with more advanced healthcare services.

Shah, a key PPP leader from Sukkur, has served in several important political roles and remains an influential figure within the party.

He has been elected multiple times to the National Assembly, most recently in February 2024, and earlier served from 1990 to 2018 and 2018 to 2023.

He started his career in Sindh Assembly in 1988, later holding positions in both the provincial and federal cabinets. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from 2013 to 2018.

In 2019, he was arrested by NAB over allegations of assets beyond means, but was released on bail by the Supreme Court in 2021.