Nawaz shifted to Jati Umra after ICU set up at home – Pakistan

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived at his residence in Jati Umra in Lahore on Wednesday, where a specialized intensive care unit (ICU) was established for treatment.

Her daughter, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, was formally released from the custody of the National Responsibility Office earlier the day after she robkar (release orders) were issued by an accountability court.

The former prime minister and his daughter had left the Institute of Medical Sciences Services (SIMS) of Lahore, where they had been admitted since October 23 and 24, respectively.

Nawaz, immediately after his arrival in Jati Umra, visited the graves of his father Mian Sharif and his wife Kulsoom Nawaz and offered prayers. His mother, Begum Shamim; Maryam; her husband, retired captain Mohammad Safdar; and brother, Shehbaz Sharif accompanied him.

ICU at home

It was previously reported that the father-daughter duo, accompanied by Shehbaz and Safdar, were heading to Sharif Medical City Hospital in an ambulance.

However, in a statement issued today, PML-N spokesman, Marriyum Aurangzeb, said an ICU was installed in the former prime minister's residence.

He said the special medical unit had been established according to doctors' recommendations in order to protect against threats to their health. The unit, where doctors will be available 24 hours a day, was created under the supervision of Nawaz's personal physician, Dr. Adnan Khan.

Aurangzeb said that due to the critical nature of Nawaz's health, doctors have restricted meetings with people. She said doctors have ordered Maryam to make sure that strict safety measures are taken regarding her father's health.

The PML-N spokesman added that ICU fans and cardiac facilities have also been provided. Aurangzeb said there is a serious danger that the former prime minister will get an infection due to his low platelet count.

Nawaz was to be transferred to Sharif Medical City Hospital on Tuesday, but since the release orders for his daughter could not be obtained from LHC, the former prime minister had decided to delay his departure from the hospital so that both could leave together.

Maryam's release order issued

Earlier today, an accountability court in Lahore issued the release orders for Maryam after confirming their bonds.

After a prison superintendent signed the robkarMaryam was released.

The judge of the accountability court Amjad Nazir Chaudhry had issued the robkar to the superintendent of the Kot Lakhpat prison after verifying the guarantee bonds presented by guarantors Saiful Malook Khokhar and Faisal Ayub.

Maryam's husband, Safdar, was in court to pick up the release orders.

After the issuance of the orders, the judicial staff went to jail, where, after completing the legal procedures, the release order should be sent to the Hospital of Services.

On November 4, Lahore High Court (LHC) had granted bail to the vice president of PML-N, who had been arrested on August 8 in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case.

The PML-N leader was ordered to provide two bonds, each worth Rs10 million, deposit additional Rs70m and deliver his passport to secure his release.

"Since the prosecution showed the bank statement of the […] petitioner, in which, on 28.11.2011 […] 7 million rupees were withdrawn and the prosecution is afraid to flee the petitioner, therefore, to satisfy our judicial conscience, we will approve a conditional order, "the court had said in its written order granting bail to Maryam under the article 199 of the Constitution.

Yesterday, the fact of not presenting bonds to the trial court delayed Maryam's release.

Safdar and his legal team had presented their passport and Rs70m (money guarantee) before the deputy judicial secretary of the superior court, as required by the written order. However, they could not reach the court of responsibility in time to provide bail bonds of Rs10m for the formal issuance of it. robkar.