Unwell Nawaz Sharif shifted to Pakistan medical institute

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Unwell Nawaz Sharif shifted to Pakistan medical institute

Islamabad - Doctors conducted a check-up of the former Prime Minister after he complained of chest pain.

By AFP

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Published: Sun 29 Jul 2018, 2:59 PM

Last updated: Mon 30 Jul 2018, 1:39 AM

Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif, jailed earlier this month over graft charges, has fallen sick inside prison and was moved to hospital, a minister said on Sunday.
Sharif and his daughter were jailed on July 13 after a graft court sentenced them to 10 and seven years, respectively over properties in Britain which emerged in the wake of Panama Papers revelations.
Caretaker home minister for Punjab province Shaukat Javed said on Pakistan Television that doctors had advised his transfer to hospital after an electrocardiogram had shown "variations".


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