Musharraf unwilling to undergo angiography in Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: The medical report of former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf was produced today before the special court hearing the high treason case against him for abrogating the...
January 24, 2014
The report states that Musharraf needs to undergo angiography on an immediate basis, but the patient has not provided his consent to undergo the life saving surgery in Pakistan. Instead, he wants to go abroad for the procedure at a facility of his choice.
According to the report, that despite adequate facilities available in Pakistan, there is a lack of advanced cardiac support system.
The disease is considered to be serious and unpredictable. It can be life-threatening in event of destabilization particularly under stress, the report added.
Earlier during proceedings, registrar Abdul Ghani Soomro handed over the sealed medical report of Musharraf prepared by doctors of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) to the judges.
The former president’s counsel Anwar Mansoor requested the court to keep the content of his client’s report private. However, the court ordered for the provision of report to the prosecutor and defence lawyer for scrutiny.
Chief prosecutor Akram Shaikh said that Musharraf had claimed himself to be a public figure and the law had different provisions for public figures and private persons. Justice Arab, then, remarked that the judges needed to review the report first.
The special court on January 16 had ordered the formation of a medical board comprising senior doctors of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) for ascertaining the health condition of Musharraf and had directed that the medical board should submit its report by January 24.
