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LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in London on Tuesday in an air ambulance to seek better medical treatment for his disease.
The PML-N supremo was accompanied by his brother Shehbaz Sharif and his personal physician Dr Adnan Khan. His close aides and party workers gathered at the London residence to receive him.
Nawaz will rest overnight at Hasan’s residence and today [Wednesday] he will reportedly consult with specialists in London.
Hussain Nawaz, former finance minister Ishaq Dar, Sharif’s son-in-law Ali Darand, Sharif’s youngest daughter Asma Sharif were also present at the Avenfield Apartments.
The three-time prime minister has been diagnosed with an immune system disorder and doctors in Pakistan recommended that he should go abroad for treatment as his condition continued to deteriorate despite best possible care in the country.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) allowed Nawaz Sharif one-time permission to travel to London after doctors established that Sharif’s life was at risk and he was suffering from an auto-immune blood disorder, high blood pressure and deteriorating kidney function.
It is pertinent to note that the government had asked Sharif to deposit financial guaranties in the form of an “indemnity bond” amounting to Rs7-7.5 billion to ensure his return after treatment. The PML-N had rejected the condition and had taken the matter to the LHC, which ordered the federal government to remove his name from the ECL without any conditions.
The deposed prime minister was sentenced to seven years in prison on corruption charges in December last year. He was granted bail last month on medical grounds.
PML-N chief denies all charges of corruption against him. He was granted bail by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on humanitarian grounds earlier this month.