Former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was accompanied by his brother Shehbaz Sharif and personal physician Dr. Adnan Khan.
LAHORE: (Urdu Point/Pakistan Point News-Nov 19th, 2019) PML-N Supremo and former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on departed for London in an air ambulance here on Tuesday.
Nawaz Sharif, who was suffering from different dieseases including the issue of platelets, was also accompanied by his brother Shehbaz Sharif and personal physician Dr Adnan Khan and others.
A special air-ambulance arrived at Lahore's Haj Terminal from Doha on Tuesday early morning. The air ambulance has facility of an intensive care unit and an operation theatre besides a team of doctors and paramedical staff.
The doctors, according to the sources, conducted medical tests of Nawaz Sharif before his departure to London and all his medical files were handed over to the team going with him to London.
Before his departure to Lahore airport, lot of supporters and party workers gathered outside Jati Umra. The party workers and supporters followed Nawaz Sharif to airport and chanted slogans in his favor. However, Nawaz Sharif went to airport through a car instead of any ambulance and the workers showered rose petals on his car. He has departed for London for treatment but his name exists on Exit Control List. Ata Tarar, the spokesperson of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, said that they (Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif) would arrive in London on 11 pm.
The interior ministry earlier issued a notification in compliance of the Lahore High Court order wherein former Prime Minister was given one-time permission to travel abroad for his medical treatment. In its notification, the ministry also mentioned the undertakining given by both Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shehbaz Sharif to the Lahhore High Court regarding thier return to Pakistan.
According to the sources, Nawaz Sharif was administered high doses of steroids and medicines to keep his condition stable during the journey from Lahore to London which was later confirmed by Marriyum Aurangzeb who said that the doctors examined his condition before his departure.
On other hand, the ministers and the leaders of the ruling PTI made differnet comments on departure of Nawaz Sharif. Some said he should have not been allowed to go abroad and some said that it was court order for his illness and he should go for his treatmenet. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary said that they fed up hearing illness of Nawaz Sharif but said that he should not have allowed to travel abroad.
