Nawaz Sharif makes unscheduled hospital visits after developing kidney pain: Report

Islamabad, November 19

Pakistan’s ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made a string of unscheduled hospital visits in London this week after he developed acute ache because of stones in his kidney, in response to a media report on Thursday.

Sharif, 70, who has been staying in London since November 2019 on medical grounds, throughout his visits to the hospital underwent a number of assessments and scans to find out a course of therapy, the Dawn reported.

“He is very unwell and has serious pain in his kidney owing to deteriorating kidney function. Doctors are conducting tests and scans to determine a course of action. He has developed kidney stones,” Dr Adnan Khan, the non-public doctor of Sharif, was quoted as saying by the paper.

Sharif, who up to now has undergone coronary heart surgical procedure, visited consultants on Harley Street on Tuesday and Wednesday and is scheduled for extra scans on Thursday, the report stated.

On Tuesday, Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz stated in a tweet that her father was unable to take part in a gathering of the Pakistan Democratic Movement due to “severe kidney pain” and added that she would attend in his place.

The three-time premier, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar have been convicted within the Avenfield properties case on July 6, 2018. Sharif was additionally sentenced to seven years within the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case in December 2018.

But Sharif was bailed out in each instances and in addition allowed to go to London for medical therapy.

In November final yr, Sharif was allowed to journey overseas for his therapy.

In May, an image of Sharif having tea at a London cafe alongside together with his household went viral on social media, sparking a debate on the seriousness of his well being situation. The Pakistan authorities has lately urged the UK authorities to deport Sharif in order that the pinnacle of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) would serve out the remainder of his sentence in a Pakistani jail.

In a letter addressed to the UK authorities and handed over to the British High Commission in Islamabad, the Pakistan authorities has requested the British authorities to contemplate cancelling Sharif’s go to visa, which has allowed him to dwell in London on medical grounds since November. PTI