LAHORE: A special medical board in Lahore examined on Tuesday PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif.

The Punjab government constituted the board in compliance with the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB’s) directive to ascertain the ‘exact nature of his ailment’ and furnish recommendations.

The board consisting of Fatima Jinnah Medical University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Amir Zaman Khan, Allama Iqbal Medical College head of oncology Prof Dr Muhammad Akram, FJMU head of radiology department Prof Dr Shahzad Karim Khwaja, head of pathology department Prof Dr Farrukh Kamal, head of medicine department Prof Dr Bilquis Shabbir, head of urology department Dr Khizar Gondal and endocrinologist Dr Muhammad Adnan Hashim.

The board may co-opt any expert to firm-up its opinion.

Earlier tests in Islamabad showed Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Sharif is suffering from a kidney infection, has lymph node in his chest and there are chances of recurrence of cancer.

The CT (computed tomography) scan report of Mr Sharif shows a number of problems and his medical certificate suggests adding more doctors, including an oncologist and a urologist, to the medical board taking care of his health. In the light of early medical reports, NAB has shifted Mr Sharif to a ventilated room in the NAB Lahore building.

Mr Sharif has been in NAB’s custody since Oct 5 in Ashiana scam.

Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2018