Another bodybuilder died in Punjab on Monday over excessive use of steroids, according to local media.
Matloob Haider, a resident of Gujranwala, is the fourth bodybuilder to have died in the province over the last 17 days.
Rizwan, a painter by profession, met the same fate in Gujranwala last week.
On Sunday, Humayun Khurram, a Pakistani bodybuilder who won gold medal in the South Asian Bodybuilding Championship, passed away in Lahore in mysterious circumstances.
According to family members of Khurram, he died when apparently his food trachea broke while having meal. The family claimed that Khurram did not take any steroid.
Dr Salman Rafique, special adviser to Punjab Chief Minister, said that he had already notified the district administrations of Lahore, Gujranwala and Sialkot to take necessary steps to prevent such incidents.
Another prominent bodybuilder Hamid Ali, nicknamed Gujju, who wanted to become Mr Pakistan, died on April 3, died just a few days after featuring in South Asian contest where he claim bronze medal.
sad and alarming indeed.
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