PM Nawaz discharged from London hospital after heart surgery

LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was discharged from a hospital in central London on Monday, where he underwent an open heart surgery on May 31.

Nawaz Sharif’s wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz and sons Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz accompanied the prime minister on his way to his apartment in the Britain's capital. He waved at the crowd gathered outside the hospital to catch a glimpse of him.

Speaking to media representatives earlier, his son Hussain Nawaz said Irfan Siddiqui and Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif met with PM Nawaz today. He said there was a good chance that the premier will be discharged this afternoon as he had recovered a great deal.

“Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has also started eating and drinking,” he added.

Hussain said the prime minister was feeling a lot better now and that after every hour, he used to walk on the instructions of his doctors.

“Nawaz Sharif's blood test results are also coming positive,” he said. “Several medicines that had been provided to him after his operation, have also been stopped.”

Hussain Nawaz further said that doctors had advised PM Nawaz to rest for one-and-a-half week before he could be able to travel back to Pakistan. 

Later on, Prime Minister’s daughter Maryam Nawaz said on Twitter that her father would be discharged from the medical facility today (Monday).

Doctors satisfied with PM's progress & latest reports. All being well, Insha'Allah PM will be discharged this afternoon. Allah Kareem.

— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) June 6, 2016

Nawaz Sharif had undergone an open heart surgery last Tuesday. Prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery poured in from all over the world as well as from leaders within Pakistan, including his main rival, PTI chief Imran Khan. 

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Indian PM Narendra Modi, Russian President Viladmir Putin and other world leaders also prayed for the Pakistani Premier's speedy recovery.

Prime Minister Sharif has been under pressure since the so-called Panama Papers leak linked his family to a series of offshore companies. The premier insists his family has done "nothing wrong", saying the claims had been investigated twice, decades ago, under the tenure of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.

The leaked papers claim his children owned London property through an offshore company. Sharif pledged to resign if the allegations concerning him and his family were proven.

Dr David Lawrence, who led the team of doctors for PM Sharif’s open heart surgery. – Photo by Murtaza Ali Shah