ISLAMABAD: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Yasin Malik has been moved to intensive care unit after his health deteriorated critically on Saturday, family sources said.
According to his family, Yasin was admitted into the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Sher-e-Kashmir Medical Institute in Srinagar after his left arm ceased to function. They added that Yasin’s wife – Mishal Malik – also fell unconscious after knowing her husband’s health and had also been receiving medical treatment.
Yasin had earlier been moved to the central jail in Srinagar. He was being kept in solitary detention at the JIC, due to which his health deteriorated sharply. Yasin had been suffering from various diseases and doctors had repeatedly advised authorities to shift him to a better place with adequate medical facilities.
Despite their recommendations, the JKLF chairman was still kept in solitary confinement. Yasin was arrested from his residence on July 8.
