Won't refuse if Nawaz wishes to go abroad for treatment: Yasmin Rashid

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Dr. Yasmin Rashid asserted, "I am a doctor and will not do politics on anyone's illness

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that she conveyed the message of government to the former premier Nawaz Sharif that he can get treatment from wherever he wants.

Talking to the media after meeting PML-N at the Services Hospital, she said that Mian Nawaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction with the treatment. “If he mentioned going out, I would have conveyed his message, but he did not mention anything like that”, she added.

“I also inquired about his health on the behalf of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar during the 15-minute long meeting,” she said.

Dr Yasmin Rashid said, “We want a precise diagnosis of the disease but it takes time”. “Precautions are taken when platelets of any patient reduces”. "The platelets count is being monitored and the facility of transfusion is available to maintain the desired level", she said.

She went on to say that PML-N leader slightly bled upon brushing his teeth after which he has been advised not to toothbrush and shave.

Provincial Health Minister expressed that the blood pressure of the patient was at normal level.

Responding to a question, Dr. Yasmin Rashid asserted, “I am a doctor and will not do politics on anyone‘s illness”. “The purpose of politics does not mean we are enemies of each other”, she added.

"My sympathies are with Nawaz Shairf. We have no grudge against him," she said.