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Shahbaz Gill shifted to PIMS, undergoes medical tests

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PTI leader Shahbaz Gill seen lying on a hospital's bed with an oxygen mask on. — Twitter ISLAMABAD: The medical examination of senior PTI leader Shahbaz Gill was underway at the PIMS Hospital, sources said early Thursday morning, after the politician was shifted to the medical facility due to "breathing" issues. Adiala jail authorities handed over Gill — who has been behind the bars since over a week now in a sedition case — to the Islamabad Police late on Tuesday night following a heated standoff over his custody. The handover was ordered by a district and sessions court earlier in the day. At the PIMS's cardiac centre, doctors conducted his initial medical checkup. Different tests, including blood tests and ECG were also conducted. The sources said that Gill's oxygen saturation level was recorded at 97. For normal people, a pulse oximeter reading for oxygen saturation level is between 95% and 100%. Moreover, a sample for COVID-19 diagnostic testing