Can take months for Nawaz to recover: Dr Adnan

LONDON: It can take former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a few months to recover, said his personal physician Dr Adnan Khan, on Thursday.

Speaking to media in London, Dr Adnan said that Nawaz's treatment had resumed from where it had been paused for his travel.

"Next week, Nawaz's PED scan will be conducted," he said. "We have booked other appointments for tomorrow and the coming days."

Dr Adnan said that doctors were of the view that the dose of steroids being given to the former prime minister should be reduced and then stopped completely.

"Nawaz's health is the same for now, it will take some time for him to recover," he said. "He can't heal overnight."

Dr Adnan said that Nawaz was being provided all medical facilities at his son's house where he was staying.

He said that Nawaz was being treated as per his medical reports. 

Nawaz checks in to Guy's hospital

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif met with doctors on Wednesday after he arrived in London via an air ambulance for medical treatment late on Tuesday.

Shehbaz Sharif took Nawaz Sharif to Guy's hospital today for check-up, along with Hasan and Hussain Nawaz.

An appointment was made at a private hospital where all family members will visit the ailing former prime minister.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) in an air ambulance equipped with an intensive care unit (ICU) and an operation theatre after a stopover in Doha, Qatar.