Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Lahore Hafiz Salman Butt has been shifted to hospital due to ill health, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.

According to his family, Salman Butt is suffering from kidney disease. The family has appealed for prayers for his health.

Hafiz Salman Butt is a former member of National and Provincial Assembly and was also the president of Pakistan Railways Prem Union CBA.