Published 18:32 IST, October 29th 2019
Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif fighting for life: Doctor
Nawaz Sharif is 'fighting for life' after a drastic drop in his blood platelet count, a media report quoted his personal doctor as saying on Tuesday.
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Nawaz Sharif is "fighting for life" after a drastic drop in his blood platelet count, a media report quoted his personal doctor as saying on Tuesday, days after Pakistan's former prime minster was rushed from prison to a hospital. Sharif, 69, was mitted to Services Hospital on Monday night from anti-graft body's custody after his platelets dropped to a critical low level of 2,000.
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Nawaz Sharif in critical state
Sharif's personal physician Dr nan Khan said in a series of tweets that:
"Former PM NawazSharif, critically unwell, is fighting battle for his health & life,"
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three-time prime minister on Saturday also suffered angina attack while undergoing treatment. Angina is a of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to heart. Khan said that poor blood sugar and blood pressure h also taken a toll on former premier's health, report said. doctor furr said, "Pending Scans/Biopsies, diagstic dilemma still ensues from multiple complex pathologies & co-morbidities."
chief executive of Sharif Medical City said that doctors were also facing difficulty in establishing a definitive diagsis and subsequent manment poses a considerable risk to Sharif's health. According to new test report on Sunday, blood platelet count of Sharif has fallen from 45,000 to 25,000 within a day. Hospital sources said former premier h lost close to seven kilos since he h been mitted to hospital. y ded that before being mitted this weight was 107 kilos and right w it h gone down to 100 kilos.
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Chaudhry Sugar Mills case
Sharif was in Kot Lakhpat jail but early this month was sent to custody of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) which is probing Sharif family in Chaudhry Sugar Mills 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. 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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17:52 IST, October 29th 2019