Denying Nawaz Sharif medical treatment is criminal: Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif has expressed concern over his brother Nawaz Sharif’s health, saying the government is committing a crime by denying medical treatment to the former premier.

In a statement issued earlier today, Shehbaz said making an ill person the subject of political vendetta was unethical and the government's refusal to accept the medical board's opinion on his brother's health reflected its bad intentions and moral decline.

“Ministers can go abroad despite being on the ECL, but a man who made Pakistan a nuclear power is not allowed to go to hospital," the PML-N president protested.

Shehbaz demanded that the government shift the former prime minister to a medical facility which treats patients with heart diseases.

Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Nawaz earlier tweeted that she was on her way to Kot Lakhpat jail to meet her father and expressed hope that he would agree to be shifted to the hospital.

“On my way to Kotlakhpat jail to see MNS. I hope he agrees to shift to the hospital. My grandmother also accompanying me. May be she can prevail bcoz MNS has never said no to her. Thank you everyone for your unflinching love, support & prayers. Will keep you updated, Insha’Allah,” she wrote.

On Tuesday, Maryam had shared that Nawaz's condition was life-threatening and that he had had four angina attacks in the last week.

Her father had not been offered any treatment even when he was taken to the hospital and kept there for days, she had revealed.