LONDON: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled for hospitalisation subject to clinical clearance from haematologist and nephrologist, Dr Adnan Khan, his personal physician said.
Comprehensive medical report of Nawaz Sharif has been submitted to the Government of Punjab, he added.
In a post on Twitter, Dr Adnan Khan shared copies of the letter addressed to Punjab Home Department and said the “detailed conclusive medical letter was submitted earlier today”. It was based “on latest medical reports, specialists’ opinions & future management plan”.
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In response to Govt of the Punjab letter to former PM Nawaz Sharif, a detailed conclusive medical letter was submitted. The document provides comprehensive picture of his health status based on latest medical reports, specialists’ opinions & future management plan.
According to the physician, the report “amply substantiates the seriousness of his multiple, complex ailments which require short, medium and long term treatment & aggressive continuous management”.
“Political point scoring on the issue is extremely unfortunate,” he added.
Dr Khan’s letter stated that reports submitted earlier were “conclusive in respect of the diagnosis and treatment” and that hematologists at the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust were managing his platelet count (ITP).
Nawaz was also “scheduled for hospitalisation in due course of time, subject to clinical clearance from haematologist and nephrologist, and will undergo Cardiac Catheterisation / Coronary Intervention to address complex multivessel coronary artery disease. “It will be a challenging high-risk procedure,” the letter read.
A day prior, the Punjab home department had penned a letter to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, asking him to submit updated medical reports to provincial authorities in relation to his bail plea.
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