Sharif unwell, may be shifted to hospital today

RAWALPINDI/ LAHORE:
Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s health has taken a downward turn during his incarceration in Adiala jail. He is apparently suffering from chest pain and facing urinary issues along with other symptoms.



A team of doctors from Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, headed by its Chief Executive Major General (retd) Dr Azhar Mehmood Kayani, visited Adiala Jail and compiled a report after a detailed medical check-up. The report was sent to the Punjab Health secretary.

It recommended that Sharif be shifted to a hospital immediately for treatment. The story was first broken by Express News anchor Javed Chaudhry.

According to Chaudhry, Sharif suddenly fell seriously ill on Sunday. He has been in the prison for the last ten days, where his condition has deteriorated.




Safdar ‘unwell’, doctors to assess condition

Although his personal physician Dr Adnan had seen him twice in recent days, the jail administration called doctors from RIC to be sure of what had happened. The team spent about one-and-a-half hour checking Sharif.

According to the medical board, the amount of water in his body is very low, and because of that, his heartbeat has become erratic. The amount of urea in his blood has also become very high, which can cause a kidney failure.

The board’s finding suggested that Sharif be shifted to hospital immediately.

Sharif had complained about his health yesterday and the Punjab health secretary constituted a medical board headed by Maj Gen (retd) Dr Kayani.

Shifting of Sharif family to Sihala rest house postponed

The Punjab Prisons sources told Daily Express that they are waiting for the Punjab home department’s orders about shifting Sharif to the hospital.

Maj Gen (retd) Dr Kayani said the former PM is suffering from heart and kidney problems and, therefore, the board has suggested that he be shifted to a hospital because many of the tests required cannot be performed in jail, nor do jails have the necessary medical facilities required to treat his condition. However, the decision is up to the Punjab government, he added.

Meanwhile, there are strong chances that Sharif will be shifted to RIC today.

Caretaker provincial ministers Shaukat Javed and Ahmed Waqas Riaz said the jail superintendent has been informed in writing about Sharif’s health issues and the home department has formed a medical board which will perform another checkup today to decide on whether to shift him to a hospital. They confirmed that Sharif’s medical tests suggested he had kidney issues. The caretaker government is in touch with jail authorities and Nawaz Sharif is getting better medical facilities, they added.

Sharif was awarded a 10-year jail term in the Avenfield reference, while his daughter Maryam Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in jail, and his son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar was sentenced to one year imprisonment.