Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) terminally ill leader, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who had been under intensive care treatment in Dubai for his cancer, returned to Pakistan Sunday night but for a few weeks, the party leaders said.
“As opposed to rumours doing the rounds in media, Amin Fahim is not critical at all. His condition has improved. That’s why he has been given a break so that he could spend some time home. His stay in Pakistan will be short as he has to continue his therapy abroad,” Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh Ali Hassan told media at the airport.
Later, Amin Fahim, who was flown to Karachi in an air-ambulance, was shifted to a private hospital located in upscale Defence Housing Authority.
After he was diagnosed with cancer a few months back, Fahim, looking for advanced treatment, flew to Germany, where he received a not so successful lump surgery. He then tried his luck in United States but his condition tied the hands of physicians in a Boston hospital.
Since then he had been under post-surgery treatment in London –before moving to Dubai.
Earlier, party sources revealed his condition was not good. “There are little signs of improvement in his health” the sources added. However, his personal secretary ruled out such negative reports.
Furthermore, sources also quoted his close relatives as saying that Fahim’s homecoming was arranged after he had wished for it.
ZARDARI CALLS FAHIM:
Former President and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday telephoned ailing party leader Amin Fahim and inquired about his health.
In a telephonic conversation, PPP co-chairman said that Amin Fahim had fought dictatorship with courage and his sacrifices for the party were valuable, adding that Fahim’s sacrifices would always be remembered.
Zardari also prayed for the health of the veteran politician.
Former president talked to the son of PPP leader Amin Fahim and said that all resources would be used for the treatment and that the Sindh government had been directed in this regard.
