Nawaz Sharif remains critical, platelets drop again: Doctors

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif's health condition remains critical as his platelet count has dropped again, a day after it rose to 51,000, his personal physician said on Saturday. Sharif, 69, was mitted to Services Hospital on Monday night from Pakistan's anti-graft body's custody after his platelets dropped to a critical low level of 2,000.

On Thursday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo's platelets increased from 35,000 to 51,000, showing improvement in his condition.

"Former PM Nawaz Sharif remains critical. treating doctors tried to reduce Steroids dose being given to him but unfortunately resulted in drop in Platelet count again yesterday," said nan Khan.

doctor said cause behind drop in platelets needs to be diagsed and established without delay, Geo News reported.

"A very delicate balance has to be maintained between coagulation and anti-coagulation to sustain fragile unstable health status," Khan said.

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On Tuesday, doctor h tweeted saying that former prime minister's health was in a critical condition and he was fighting a battle for survival.

Islamab High Court on Tuesday suspended Sharif's sentence for eight weeks in a corruption case, paving way for his release on medical grounds. He h alrey secured bail from Lahore High Court in money laundering case linked to Chaudhry Sugar Mills.

Regarding shifting Sharif to London for better treatment, PML-N secretary general Ahsan Iqbal told PTI on Wednesday that first and foremost effort of doctors is to stabilise his condition.

"Once his condition is stabilised, question of his going abro will arise and be decided," Iqbal said.

Ar PML-N leer and former foreign minister Khwaja Asif said Sharif will decide on his own wher he wants to be treated abro or t, report said.

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.

In a short verdict anunced, court said re was concrete evidence against former premier in Al-Azizia case and that he was unable to provide a money trail in case. 

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