Nawaz Sharif's son fears poisoning as former PM's health deteriorates

After Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was hospitalised on October 21, his son, Hussain Nawaz, alleged that Sharif might have been poisoned in custody of anti-graft body. “My far might have been given poison as his platelets were critically low when he was shifted to hospital”, tweeted Hussain Nawaz.

Hospitalised after deteriorating health conditions

Nawaz Sharif was hospitalised after his condition deteriorated citing critically low platelet count. Hussain quoted tweet of Nawaz Sharif’s personal physician, Dr nan Khan, who met Nawaz Sharif for consultation and evaluation. Dr Khan said Sharif was visibly unwell and was suffering from “multiple serious life-threatening health issues of acute nature”. Dr Khan h also shared blood count report on Twitter and said that Sharif required immediate in-hospital care.

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Hussain Nawaz accuses Pakistani government

In a series of tweets, Hussain Nawaz accused Pakistani government of inhuman treatment of Nawaz Sharif saying his medical cover provided at Central jail was also withdrawn.

“This is reason his personal physician Dr nan insisted on examining him yet permission was delayed by a week. se are test results which led Dr nan to call for his immediate hospitalisation albeit to little avail despite that NAB h full kwledge of facts,” tweeted Hussain. 

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Hussain said re was reason for former Prime Minister to be relocated from Central jail to hequarters of National Accountability Bureau (NAB). He claimed that Sharif was kept in solitary confinement and was “even denied newspapers”.

“It was only after we took to Twitter and resultant protest outside NAB Hequarters that a team of doctors was called who confirmed Dr nan’s findings and hence Nawaz Sharif was hurriedly shifted to hospital today,” said Hussain.

Nawaz Sharif is serving a seven-year jail time after he was convicted by accountability court in Al-Azizia Steel Mills case in 2018.

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