INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The medical board examined Nawaz Sharif after he complained about ill health (File)Islamabad, Pakistan: A medical board was examining
jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif today to decide about shifting him to a hospital after the Pakistani media reported that he is on
the verge of a kidney failure.Nawaz Sharif, 68, and his daughter Maryam, 44, are serving jail terms of 10 years and 7 years respectively in
Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, after an accountability court convicted them on July 6 over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in
London.A four-member medical board was examining Sharif in jail to decide about shifting him to the hospital following health related
complications, sources said.The team comprising cardiologist Dr Naeem Malik, Medical Specialist Dr
Shaji Siddiqui, neurologist Dr Sohail Tanvir and Dr Mashood visited him in jail to carry out a detailed check-up.Nawaz Sharif has multiple
health issues like heart problems, hypertension and diabetes
He already underwent open heart surgery in London in 2016.Earlier, a team of doctors from Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology (RIC), headed
by its Chief Executive Major General (retd) Dr Azhar Mehmood Kayani, visited the prison and compiled a report after carrying out a detailed
medical check-up.The findings in the report suggest that Sharif be shifted to a hospital immediately, The Express Tribune reported.Nawaz
Sharif had complained about his health on Saturday.Although his personal physician Dr Adnan had seen him twice in recent days, the jail
administration called doctors from RIC to be sure of what had happened
The team spent about one-and-a-half hour inspecting his condition.According to the medical team, his body's water levels are very low, which
has made his heartbeat erratic now
The amount of urea in his blood has also become very high, which could even lead to kidney failure, the report said.The board's findings
suggested that Sharif be shifted to hospital immediately, it added.The Punjab Prisons sources told Daily Express that they are waiting for
the Punjab home department's orders about shifting Sharif to the hospital.Caretaker provincial ministers Mr
Ahmed Waqas Riaz said the jail superintendent has been informed in writing about Sharif's health issues and the home department has formed a
medical board which will perform another checkup today to decide on whether to shift him to a hospital, the report said.They confirmed that
Sharif's medical tests suggested he had kidney issues
The caretaker government is in touch with jail authorities and Sharif is getting better medical facilities, they added.Meanwhile, Barrister
Zafrullah Khan of Pakistan Muslim League Sharif has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to declare residences of Sharif and his daughter
Muhammad Safdar as sub-jails.
