Denying Nawaz treatment gross negligence: Shehbaz

LAHORE: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif warned on Saturday Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government will be responsible if anything happens to his ailing brother Nawaz Sharif, who is serving seven-year imprisonment in Kot Lakhpat Jail.

Speaking to journalists on the Accountability Court premises where he arrived in connection with hearing of Ramzan Sugar Mills case, he said Nawaz Sharif was seriously ill. “Denying Nawaz Sharif healthcare facilities is a gross negligence on the part of the government.”

The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) president said he himself bore the expenses incurred on his treatment abroad. “Neither did I receive government perks nor embarked on foreign trips at the expense of public money.”

He said he didn’t spent a single penny of the government exchequer for personal purpose.

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Earlier, on March 11, Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid had said the government was ready to have deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif treated at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) in Karachi.

Talking to media along with Chief Spokesperson of Chief Minister of Punjab Dr Shahbaz Gill, Yasmeen Rashid said the Punjab government had made no negligence, but they could not do anything until the patient himself was agreed for treatment.