Nawaz's medical treatment to be conducted at Sharif Medical City Hospital

LAHORE: Ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will undergo medical treatment at Lahore’s Sharif Medical City Hospital, his doctor said on Wednesday.

As per details, Nawaz’s personal physician Dr Mohammad Adnan Khan informed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader will be shifted to Sharif Medical City Hospital tomorrow.

Nawaz is currently serving a seven years jail term on being proven guilty in Al-Azizia corruption reference filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The PML-N supremo was was released from Kot Lakhpat Jail on Tuesday after the Supreme Court granted him bail for six weeks on medical grounds.

A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa yesterday approved the former premier’s bail. In its ruling, the court said that Nawaz will not be allowed to leave the country for treatment, however he can acquire all medical facilities within Pakistan.

Nawaz was also directed to submit two bail bonds amounting to Rs10 million.