Ex Pak PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for medical treatment in London in air ambulance

Pakistan’s ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted of corruption, has left country and is traveling to London for medical treatment. Sharif departed on a special plane on Tuesday from city of Lahore, after a court granted him permission to leave for four weeks abro for medical treatment.

His conviction was earlier suspended for eight weeks on medical grounds. 69-year-old Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison on corruption charges in 2019. After his health deteriorated last month, he was rushed from his cell to a hospital in Lahore. While in hospital, he suffered a mir heart attack.

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Imran Khan on ex-PM Sharif

In an ironic show of diplomacy, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday stated that he holds grudge against Nawaz Sharif and ailing former premiers health was more important than politics, according to international media. Incidentally, Pakistan government is yet to remove Sharif of 'Exit Control List' to ensure travel on medical grounds. 69-year old former Pakistan Prime Minister's health has been deteriorating since October when he was diagsed with acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an insusceptible issue that prompts a sudden and sharp drop in blood platelets.

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Earlier on Thursday, Sharif's bror -Shehbaz and PML-N chief said, “If something happens to Sharif, Imran Khan and company will be responsible as he is critical and government is using opportunity for ir dirty politics". Ar PML -N leer ded, "Nawaz Sharif said government demand is illegal and can't be met in presence of court guarantees. Nawaz also showed his anyance over government's 'tactics' to politicise issue of his health."

former prime minister was lodged in Kot Lakhpat jail but last month he was sent to custody of NAB which is probing Sharif family in Chaudhry Sugar Mills corruption case. On December 24, 2018, an accountability court h sentenced Sharif to seven years in prison in Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case and acquitted him in Flagship case. On October 29, Islamab High Court suspended Sharif's sentence in Al-Azizia corruption case for eight weeks on medical grounds. Sharif family has denied all corruption charges and termed m as politically motivated. 

Three times prime minister, Sharif was removed from office by judiciary in 2017 over corruption allegations. He denies charge, saying he was politically victimized.

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(With AP inputs)