The office of the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) on Thursday requested the Punjab government to place fresh medical reports on the health of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif before a nine-member medical board for examination and further evaluation, reports Dawn.
The provincial government has been requested to place the document, issued by Dr Fayaz Shawl from Maryland, United States (US), before the nine-member medical board with a request to examine it and evaluate the “known and reported facts and public activities” of Mr Sharif to form an opinion, if any, on this subject, said a one-page letter issued by Secretary Khalid Khan Niazi with the approval of AGP Khalid Javed Khan. The letter has been addressed to Punjab Home Secretary Zafar Nasrullah Khan.
In its letter to the Punjab government, the AGP’s office explained that the request for placing Nawaz’s health reports before the special medical board was made in view of the January 11 decision of the federal cabinet wherein the AGP’s office had been directed to initiate proceedings for apparent violation of the undertakings given by Nawaz and his younger brother Shehbaz before the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Earlier this week, Hussain Nawaz, son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif, lashed out at the government and said that neither Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan nor his party members have any say when it comes to Nawaz’s health.
Hussain while speaking on Geo News‘ programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’, responded to the questions on why the medical reports of Nawaz Sharif are not being sent to Pakistan and why was the family sending a doctor’s opinion and not legitimate reports for the medical boards to examine. “We don’t need it, Dr Shawl is a world-renowned doctor. Whatever he says is enough,” responded Hussain.
