MQM founder Altaf Hussain hospitalised in London

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain was hospitalised in London on Sunday night after his “health deteriorated”, the party said.

In a post on X, the party said the MQM leader was admitted to the hospital after undergoing a medical examination. “Mr Altaf Hussain was taken to the hospital on Sunday evening due to ill health, where after an initial examination, the doctors have admitted him to the hospital,” the post said.

It added that doctors “administered an injection to him, and started an IV drip in view of weakness in his body”.  Doctors will conduct a detailed examination of the party founder on Monday, it added. The party founder was also “administered a blood transfusion on Sunday night on the advice of doctors.”

MQM leader Mustafa Azizabadi said Hussain’s ill health was caused by “severe mental stress and staying engaged in organisational work day and night for 18 to 20 hours”.

Last year, the MQM founder was hospitalised on two occasions within a span of a month. He was admitted to a hospital in London on July 10 due to “severe illness” and discharged on July 23 after undergoing multiple tests and blood transfusions.

Hussain was again hospitalised on August 8 and was allowed to leave the next day. Doctors had diagnosed him with severe flu and a chest infection. He also remained in the intensive care unit at a hospital after contracting Covid-19 in February 2021.