Nawaz Sharif to meet cardiac physician for medical checkup today
Last updated on: 25 November,2019 12:24 pm
Nawaz Sharif to meet cardiac physician for medical checkup today
LONDON (Dunya News) – Ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently on bail for medical treatment, will meet cardiac physician for discussion on his health condition today (Monday). According to sources, the former premier will undergo positron emission tomography (PET) test next week to check for diseases in his body.
On November 19, Nawaz Sharif reached London on an air ambulance for medical treatment after he was shifted to Services Hospital in Lahore due to rapid drop in platelets.
It is to be mentioned here that Lahore High Court (LHC) while rejecting the objection by federal government on its proposed draft, on Nov. 16 had ordered to remove name of former premier from the Exit Control List (ECL) and allowed him to travel abroad to get health treatment for four weeks. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had suspended Sharif’s sentence for eight weeks on medical grounds. Later, the government had conditionally granted Sharif one-time permission to travel abroad for four weeks; however the conditionality was refuted by the party. The government had said that the permission would be subject to the Sharif family submitting an indemnity bond "to the tune of Rs7-7.5 billion". Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference on 24 December 2018. Rs1.5 billion and US $25 million fine, a disqualification of 10 years from holding any public office was part of the sentences awarded to the former premier.