Unwell Nawaz Sharif shifted to Medical Institute

Islamabad: Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Sunday shifted to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after his health deteriorated in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, the media reported. Doctors conducted a check-up of the former Prime Minister after he complained of chest pain and advised that he be shifted to a coronary care unit (CCU) immediately, Geo News quoted jail sources as saying.

Following this, the jail Superintendent contacted the caretaker government, which decided to shift Sharif to PIMS. On July 24, a medical board formed to ascertain Sharif’s health said the three-time Prime Minister was in need of constant medical care and attention. A five-member medical board formed by PIMS had conducted a medical check-up of Nawaz Sharif on Monday, where the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief is serving his sentence for corruption. (IANS)