ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Former President Asif Ali Zardari was transferred from the Adiala prison in Rawalpindi to the hospital of the Institute of Medical Sciences of Pakistan (PIMS) on the day that doctors from the Lahore Services Hospital qualified the condition of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as & # 39; grave & # 39; Despite the transfusion. of three mega units of platelets a few hours after admission.
According to medical tests on Tuesday, Nawaz Sharif's platelet count "dropped from 16,000 to a critical level of 2,000" when he was taken to the hospital on Monday night, which led to medical board members to undergo an "immediate transfusion of platelets to save his life," said one of the board members.
Although the two leaders of the main opposition parties had complained against the authorities for not providing the necessary medical care in the prisons of Kot Lakhpat and Adiala in recent months, they were transferred to hospitals one after another when the deterioration of the Nawaz Sharif health status. for the results of the government medical examination.
In Islamabad, the PIMS hospital media coordinator, Dr. Waseem Khawaja, told the media that the patient (Mr. Zardari) was admitted to the cardiology ward. "Several tests were done, including ECG and blood tests, and the patient is out of danger. But some more tests will be done, so Mr. Zardari can be held in the hospital for a few days," he said.
"The neurologist Prof Amir, the medical specialist Dr. Shajee and the cardiologist Prof Naeem had examined Mr. Zardari" for weakness, anxiety and low back pain, he added.
Badly admitted Zardari in the PIMS cardiology room
Meanwhile, a six-member board of doctors, headed by Dr. Ayaz Mahmood, principal director of the Lahore Services Hospital, examined the supreme PML-N and transfused "three mega units of platelets" to the patient. A board member said that the services of Dr. Shaikh Zayed Prof. Mona Aziz's senior hematologist were also committed to finding out the reasons for the decline in Mr. Sharif's platelet count. "The medical board conducted its multiple tests, but could not diagnose the disease that caused a decrease in platelet count," he said, adding that on Tuesday night his platelet count increased to 18,000.
According to doctors, the normal platelet count range is between 150,000 and 400,000. "We are conducting more tests to find the exact reason behind the fall of your platelets," he said.
The situation finally caused the Punjab health department to transmit instructions to include Nawaz Sharif's personal doctor, Dr. Adnan Khan, on the medical council.
The National Office of Responsibility had transferred the former prime minister to the Hospital of Services late Monday night after Dr. Adnan had given an alarm about his critical condition in the custody of NAB. According to officials, when he was taken to the Services Hospital there was no cardiac unit available, which forced the relevant authorities to call specialists from the heart of the Cardiology Institute of Punjab and Jinnah Hospital.
On Tuesday, when his condition showed a slight improvement with the platelet count rising to 18,000, well below the normal level, his brother and president of the main opposition party, Shahbaz Sharif, met him at the hospital. While the Minister of Health of Punjab, Dr. Yasmin Rashid, also visited the Hospital of Services, she preferred to remain committed to the hospital administration during her visit instead of seeing the former prime minister. "However, Punjab's secretary of health, Momin Agha, met with Sharif and asked about his instructions on his health," a source said.
The government asked to avoid apathy; probe sought
In a tweet, Shahbaz said: “I visited my brother Nawaz Sharif in the hospital early today. I am very worried and worried about his fast and deteriorated state of health. The government must avoid their apathy and address their serious health problems. I appeal to the nation to pray for Mian Sahib. "
During his interaction with journalists outside the hospital, the opposition leader in the National Assembly demanded an investigation into the delay in the transfer of Nawaz Sharif to the hospital after the fall of his platelets to the critical level.
"We thank Allah that no blood has come out of his nose or mouth in this condition," he said, adding that it was "criminal negligence" from the authorities.
Hussain Nawaz claimed that his father's platelet reduction could be the result of some kind of "poisoning." Tweeting from London, he said: “Thrombocytopenia as a manifestation of poisoning. If something happens to Nawaz Sharif … you know who is responsible for this. "
Former Interior Minister and PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal alleged that NAB officials turned a blind eye to Nawaz's health despite repeated requests from Dr. Adnan and "threw their medical reports in the trash." . He said the ruling PTI had given a strange attitude to its political opponents.
At a press conference at the National Press Club, Mr. Iqbal said that the supreme party was rushed to the hospital only after the media highlighted the deterioration of Nawaz Sharif, who was in the custody of NAB in another case.
He expressed the hope that Maryam Nawaz, who was also in NAB custody, would be allowed to meet his father in the hospital.
He demanded that former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abasi also be transferred to the hospital since his health status was not good either.
PML-N information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the "rented" PTI spokespersons had initiated policies on the health status of Nawaz Sharif. He demanded that Dr. Adnan be allowed to examine Maryam Nawaz's reports as well, since his pathological reports had not yet been shared with the family.
When qualifying the arrest of Mohammad Safdar, son-in-law of the former prime minister, "kidnapping," he said he had not been brought before a magistrate.
In response to a question about the protest march of the opposition parties against the government, he said that Imran Khan's "test government" could not handle the situation. "According to the PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif directive, we would observe Black Day on October 27 and participate on October 31 in Azadi March."
"It is written on the wall that 2020 will be the election year and the government should speak with the opposition on the issue of how to hold fair, free and transparent elections next year," he added.
Meanwhile, the NAB wrote to the Punjab Department of Origin about improving security at the Services Hospital, as a good number of PML-N workers gathered outside the hospital and chanted slogans against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Ikram Junaidi, Aamir Yasin of Islamabad; and Zulqernain Tahir and Asif Chaudhry de Lahore contributed to this report
Posted on Dawn, October 23, 2019
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