Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to China for health examination, according to report
Published on: May 2, 2024.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has served three terms, is set to embark on a five-day personal visit to China, according to a media report. This visit, at the age of 74, will be Sharif’s first international trip since his return to Pakistan in October of last year, following a self-imposed exile in the UK that lasted for four years.
Accompanying Sharif on this trip will be Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, as reported by Geo News on Monday (April 22). The primary purpose of Sharif’s visit is for a medical checkup, as confirmed by sources within the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
In addition to his medical checkup, the former prime minister is expected to hold meetings related to development projects in the Punjab province and engage with Chinese company owners.
It is worth noting that Sharif’s travel plans come after a high court granted him permission in November 2019 to travel abroad for medical treatment due to urgent health concerns.
Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi’s Controversy Continues
Doctors have confirmed that Bushra Bibi, the wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, does not have any major health issues, dispelling claims that she was being given poisoned food.
Bibi is currently under house arrest at the Bani Gala residence, which has been converted into a sub-jail. In January, both Bibi and Khan were sentenced to 14 years in prison in the Toshakhana corruption case.
Following the verdict, Bibi surrendered at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail and was subsequently taken into custody. Later, she was transferred to her Bani Gala residence after it was designated as a sub-jail.
Despite allegations from both Bibi and Khan regarding the poisoning of Bibi’s food, a report has revealed that a comprehensive medical examination conducted in the presence of Khan’s trusted family physician, Dr. Asim Yousuf, concluded that she only had a minor gastric issue.
The report stated that Bibi spent six hours at a private hospital in Islamabad for diagnostic tests, including an endoscopy. While she declined to undergo a blood test, she did undergo ultrasound, ECHO, and ECG tests. According to sources from the hospital, all medical reports for the former first lady were cleared by the doctors.
(With inputs from agencies)
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