Sharif's health deteriorates, doctors stop heart medication: Report

The health condition of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has again deteriorated and slipped into the danger zone following a drastic decrease in the blood platelet count, forcing the doctors to stop his heart medication, according to a media report. According to the new test report on Sunday, the blood platelet count of the 69-year-old Sharif has fallen from 45,000 to 25,000 within a day.

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Doctors treating PML-N supremo have refused to discharge him

Sharif was rushed to the Services Hospital on Monday night from the anti-graft body's custody after his platelets dropped to a critically low level of 2,000. The three-time prime minister on Saturday also suffered an angina attack while undergoing treatment at a Lahore hospital. Angina is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Doctors treating the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo have refused to discharge him, citing serious health risk, Geo News reported.

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