RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi has been shifted to a hospital from Adiala jail after he fell ill on Monday.

Hanif Abbasi has been shifted to Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC) after he complained of the chest pain.

Last month, the Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) Court of Rawalpindi handed down life term to PML-N leader in the misuse of controlled chemical ephedrine case.

It is pertinent to mention that PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar, who have been serving their sentences, were also moved to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after they fell ill in Adaila Jail.

Hanif Abbasi was accused of misusing 500kg of the controlled chemical ephedrine, obtaining it in 2010 and selling it to narcotics smugglers.