Medical board recommends Nawaz be shifted to hospital

Amjad Mahmood Published February 2, 2019

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif found to be suffering from serious health issues. — File photo

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been diagnosed as a patient with serious health problems and the specially constituted medical board that examined him has recommended his removal to a hospital.

The six-member board, which included two specialists from the army medical corps, examined Mr Sharif at the Kot Lakhpat prison on Wednesday after other doctors suggested that he had cardiac problems and needed to be hospitalised. The former prime minister is serving a seven-year jail term.

“We’ve thoroughly examined Mr Sharif and found him suffering from multiple health issues that need immediate and specialised healthcare at a facility where care for multiple and complicated diseases is available,” one of the board members told Dawn on the condition of anonymity. “We examined the patient for two hours and conducted various tests before finalising our advice,” he added, declining to give more details. The report has been sent to the home department for further action that may be necessary.

Ex-PM found to be suffering from serious health issues

The board that examined Mr Sharif comprised cardiac experts from the Armed Forces’ Institute of Cardiology, the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, and the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology. It included Dr Hamid Sharif Khan, Dr Talha Bin Nazir, Dr Sajjad Ahmed, Dr Shahid Hameed, Brig Azmat Hayat and Brig Abdul Hameed Siddiqui. It was the third panel to have medically examined the 69-year-old PML-N leader. Punjab Governor Muhammad Sarwar and Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan had stated that the former prime minister would be allowed to move to a hospital if the special medical board recommended thus. Earlier, a board of the Jinnah Hospital also recommended his being in hospital, declaring that “Mr Sharif is not completely well […]”

Expressing her concern at the report, Mr Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz had stated that her father’s illness had progressed and is life-threatening. Several PTI ministers had ridiculed Maryam’s concerns.

Published in Dawn, February 2nd, 2019

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Amjad Mahmood is a Lahore-based reporter for Dawn with over three and a half decades of experience. He covers agricultural issues, as well as Punjab’s politics and governance. He can be found on X at @Amjad012345.

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Habib A Zuberi

Feb 02, 2019 09:01am

Whatever may be the charges against Mr. Nawaz Sharief,he should be respected as former Primeminister. It is indeed an old recommendation that once a senior Office Holder retires, he/she need not make public statements. If there are financial issues before the court, let the court make its ruling.News papers should publish only the ruling by the court and nothing else.

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Shahzeb Bey

Feb 02, 2019 09:13am

What about the other prisoners? Are they being diagnosed properly?

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adnan

Feb 02, 2019 11:07am

The media forgot to show other prisoners who are suffering worst than him or the media thinks he is a human and the other prisoners are not

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Tahir Raouf

Feb 02, 2019 11:43am

What an irony, when the first medical board recommended his shifting to hospital, then there was no need of constitution of second board from the AFIC, this shows they want clash of institutions and ultimately within the doctors community.

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Philosopher (From Japan)

Feb 02, 2019 12:01pm

Escape route?

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Ali

Feb 02, 2019 01:38pm

Why this country exists in the first place.

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moona

Feb 02, 2019 01:51pm

The government has been delaying this on purpose. Shame on them.

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Shib

Feb 02, 2019 06:47pm

@Habib A Zuberi, Respect for criminal...You must be joking with the entire Nation..

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Shib

Feb 02, 2019 06:48pm

@Philosopher (From Japan), nothing new ....Tested Strategy...

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Saad

Feb 03, 2019 01:49am

It's regarding Mr Abbasi's statement an hour ago. You are wrong Mr. Abbasi, Nawaz Sharif once went to Saudi Arabia on NRO and now again trying for 2nd NRO, this time, Qatar and Turkish Leaders are on board, the only difference is Imran Khan, who is resisting it, there is $2 Billion offer on the table, but IK refused, we need a minimum of $25 Billion for only Nawaz Sharif, Maryum not included.

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Faisal Habib UK

Feb 03, 2019 03:58am

@Habib A Zuberi, Everyone should be equal before the law. If he commits a capital crime should be be treated leniently because he was the prime minister? In fact he should be treated more strictly if the crime was committed while he was in office.

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