Islamabad: Nawaz Sharif sentence suspended for eight weeks. Islamabad High Court approves Nawaz Sharif’s bail application on medical grounds for 2 months.
The IHC was hearing a plea seeking the suspension of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s sentence in the corruption reference.
A two-member bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard the case. The court, in the same case, had granted the former premier bail on Saturday.
During the hearing, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar appeared before the court and presented a report regarding the health of the former prime minister.
Buzdar told the IHC that the former premier trusts the medical care being provided to him. He added that the PML-N supremo was under treatment at the hospital and they will take care of him.
The chief minister further said that over the last year he had visited the jails eight times and provided relief to close to 4,000 prisoners, and paid fines for at least 600 prisoners. He added that his government will reform the prisons system.
Meanwhile, the former premier’s personal physician Dr Adnan Khan told the court that a normal person’s blood platelets are more than 100,000 but Nawaz’s platelets were very low, which is why a medical board of highly qualified doctors was formed to review his health.
Dr Adnan told the court that the PML-N leader spoke of his cardiac issues while being treated for low platelets, adding that if they try to cure one disease another one crops up. He added that the former prime minister was fighting for his life because when the doctors gave him prescriptions for low platelets he got a heart attack.
Dr Adnan also informed the judges that Nawaz had multiple health problems. To this, MS Services Hospital told the court that the former premier’s condition was still in danger.
After hearing the doctor’s opinion, Nawaz’s lawyer Khawaja Harris told the court that due to the former premier’s angina, doctors cannot treat all his ailments. He added that according to the October 26 report, Nawaz’s heart was not pumping blood completely and that was necessary that all medical treatment should be given under a single roof.
Harris said that his client did not have any objections against the doctor’s intentions but the medical board itself was not satisfied with the results.
The lawyer said if they want to ensure that Nawaz completes his sentence then he should be allowed to get treatment from doctors of his choice. He added that if the former prime minister’s health improves then he can continue serving his sentence.
