Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif is suffering from heart, kidney related problems: Reports
Islamabad, July 23 (IBNS): Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is suffering from heart and kidney related problems and has been suggested by a medical team to be shifted from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi to a hospital, media reports said on Monday.
A jail administration official told Dawn that the medical team, led by retired General Azhar Kiani, visited Adiala jail and after medical check-up said Sharif needed to be hospitalised for immediate treatment.
He told the Pakistani news channel that the heartbeat of the former prime minister was irregular due to dehydration and the presence of urea in blood might affect his kidneys.
The recommendation of the medical team has been sent to Punjab health secretary and the caretaker government, reports said.
In a major blow to Nawaz Sharif ahead of the general elections, a Pakistani court on July 6 handed over the former Prime Minister of the country 10 years jail term over his family’s purchase of upscale London flats.
Sharif was awarded ten years of jail and fined eight million pounds by the Pakistani court.
Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam, who is also a prominent political figure in Pakistan, was also sentenced to eight years in jail and fined two million pounds by the court.
They were arrested on July 13 after they reached Pakistan from London.
They are currently lodged in Adiala jail in Pakistan.
Image: Maryam Nawaz Sharif Twitter page
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