Nawaz Sharif shifted to hospital in Lahore from jail

Lahore Pakistans jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is serving sevenyear imprisonment in a corruption case has been shifted to a hospital in Lahore from the Kot Lakhpat jail here for cardiac treatmentSharif 69 was brought to the Jinnah Hospital from the jail in high security The Punjab home department has declared the private ward of Jinnah Hospital a subjail for the duration of Sharifs stay thereThe ousted premier was shifted back to jail on February 7 after having a sixday treatment at Services Hospital where a multidisciplinary medical board examined him and unanimously opined that he needs some kind of cardiac interventionSubsequently the PMLN supremos personal physician Adnan Khan had requested the Punjab government to provide roundtheclock expert cardiac care to Sharif at a facility where cardiology intervention and multidisciplinary backup would be availableEntertaining the request the Punjab Home Department accorded sanction for shifting of highprofile National Accountability Bureau convicted prisoner Sharif from central jail to Jinnah Hospital Lahore for medical treatment for minimum required periodThe PMLN has been demanding shifting of Sharif to London for his treatment The PMLN has also submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly demanding that Sharif should be shifted to London as he always had undergone cardiac treatment there and the doctors knew his medical historyThe medical board here however declared that Sharifs treatment is possible in any specialised cardiac health facility in PakistaniquestAfter examining all results of his tests the medical board has reached a unanimous decision that Sharif needs some kind of cardiac intervention For the purpose he should be shifted to a cardiac instituteiquest the head of the medical board at the Services Hospital Professor Dr Mahmood Ayaz had saidHe said Sharif had heart issues because of his previous history of some diseases including high blood pressure diabetes and kidney problemDr Ayaz further said According to the findings of the board Sharif is facing some problems in blood supply of heart veins that must be addressed by cardiac specialists We had engaged some cardiac specialists from the Punjab Institute of Cardiology who examined the patient and his test reports and suggested little change in Sharifs medicinesSharif has been behind the bars since December 24 2018 after an accountability court convicted him in one of the three corruption cases filed under the direction of the Supreme CourtOn Thursday Sharifs younger brother PMLN president Shahbaz Sharif got bail from high court in two corruption casesCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever