Published 08:22 IST, October 26th 2019
Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz admitted to same Services Hospital as Sharif
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz was moved back to Lahore's Services Hospital on Friday where she will undergo medical tests
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Friday was moved back to Lahore's Services Hospital. Maryam will be undergoing medical tests, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan issued directives to allow Maryam to stay with her ailing father Nawaz Sharif who is admitted to the same hospital.
On Thursday Maryam had been shifted back to Kot Lakhpath jail. The PML-N leader was released on parole. The parole was granted by the Punjab government on Wednesday to allow Maryam to see her father, who has been hospitalised from Monday night. As per reports, Maryam had earlier claimed that she was denied the permission for the same.
Nawaz Sharif’s deteriorating health
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced by an Accountability court for corruption in December last year. Since then, he has been lodged in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail. Meanwhile, Sharif's health condition has worsened after his platelet count significantly dropped to less than 7,000. The medical team said that the former Pakistan Prime Minister is suffering from acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an immune disorder that leads to an abrupt and sharp drop in blood platelets, as per reports.
Nawaz was shifted to Lahore's Services Hospital after his health deteriorated Monday night. Sharif's physician, Adnan Khan, had said that his patient had a "critically low" platelet count and requested the authorities to immediately shift him to a hospital. Earlier, Imran Khan had directed the Punjab government to extend the best medical services to the former Prime Minister in accordance with his family's wishes.
Family slams Imran Khan
Earlier Nawaz Sharif's brother and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif slammed the Khan-led government and requested fellow Pakistanis to pray for Nawaz Sharif’s health. Writing on Twitter, he said, "I visited my brother Nawaz Sharif in hospital earlier today. I am gravely concerned and worried about his fast deteriorating health condition. The government must shun its apathy and attend to his serious health issues. I appeal to the nation to pray for Mian sahib."
Furthermore, Nawaz Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz alleged that the former might have been poisoned. Hussain Nawaz remarked, "Thrombocytopenia is a manifestation of poisoning. If anything happens to Nawaz Sharif, you know who are responsible for this."
(with ANI inputs)
Updated 10:48 IST, October 26th 2019