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Durrani and Fazl in hospital: JUI-F executive council to meet in Lahore
 An executive council meeting of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) (JUI-F) that was scheduled for February 4 in Islamabad will now be held in Lahore because of Fazlur Rehman and NWFP Chief Minister Akram Durranis angioplasty in Lahore, JUI-F Information Secretary Amjad Khan said on Friday. He said that doctors had advised rest to the JUI-F leaders and they could not travel to Islamabad. The meeting could not be postponed, he said, because the National Assembly session would begin on February 6. JUI-F will decide about participating in the assembly session and resignations from parliament at the meeting, he said. Fazlur Rehman will head the meeting. He said Durrani was recovering from the one-hour operation and might be discharged from hospital on Saturday. Other JUI leaders including Abdul Ghafoor Haideri were already in the city, he said. Meanwhile, an NWFP government spokesman denied the reports that Durrani had a heart problem or was advised to undergo angioplasty. Durrani was in Lahore to visit Fazlur Rehman, he said in a press statement. The chief minister was also examined and found healthy.APP reported that Durrani did undergo angioplasty on Friday and his condition was satisfactory. Posted by: Fred 2007-02-03 |
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