PIMS team says Nawaz to be treated at Adiala: prison sources

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PIMS team says Nawaz to be treated at Adiala: prison sources

Tahir Naseer AP Published July 23, 2018

A medical board from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Monday decided against moving ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif out of Adiala Jail and into a medical facility.

When Nawaz fell ill on Sunday night, a medical team led by retired Gen Azhar Kiani had suggested that he be shifted to a hospital to be treated for dehydration that might lead to heart and kidney complications.

Gen Azhar Kiani, the chief executive officer of the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology and former commandant of the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology, was also the physician of the former president, retired Gen Pervez Musharraf.

It was reported on Sunday that Nawaz's heartbeat was irregular due to dehydration and that there was presence of urea in blood, which might affect his kidneys.

However, in a preliminary report compiled after a complete medical checkup on Monday, members of the PIMS board decided that Nawaz will be given medical treatment within the confines of Adiala Jail.

Sources within the prison management said that the course of treatment for Nawaz will be chosen after the results of all his medical tests are received.

Following the reports of Sharif's health issues, President Mamnoon Hussain appealed to caretaker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk on his behalf, asking to ensure the jailed former leader gets adequate medical treatment.

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Tahir Naseer is a court and crime reporter for Dawn News (TV) with 17 years of experience in the field. He has covered numerous high-profile investigations, and his reporting focuses on transparency, accountability, and systemic challenges within the legal sector. He can be found on X at @tahirnaser.

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Shah2u

Jul 23, 2018 04:25pm

Bravo PIMS Medical Team!

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Nomi Goraya

Jul 23, 2018 04:26pm

NS came back and now what to do? No one has answer and this is the way our country is run as all was planed that NS will never come back.

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Sameer

Jul 23, 2018 04:26pm

Q. Why is Nawaz not given right to appeal in the court? Answer: Because they are scared of losing elections if Nawaz gets his message out.

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Anti-Corruption_Pakistani

Jul 23, 2018 04:28pm

No special favour for convicted Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law, treat them in jail like any other prisoner, as they are not from another planet. Let them have taste of prison and being a criminal!

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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan

Jul 23, 2018 04:34pm

Excellent script written by PML-N. Complete support of more powerful sources is still with them. PTI will wake up after the selections I mean elections as always.

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Jul 23, 2018 04:41pm

Please don’t give him any escape route or extra facilities because he is a convict of Pakistani nation. He was buying the flats in London and UAE while poor people of Pakistan were dyeing due to shortage of medical facilities. No mercy please to a convicted thief.

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M Riaz Khan Advocate

Jul 23, 2018 04:58pm

This is not fair please treat as prisoner like other Pakistanis.He his the biggest corrupted prisoner in the Pakistan

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Amjad

Jul 23, 2018 05:18pm

How many or wahat percentage of people in jail get this kind of treatment and facilities

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Shiib

Jul 23, 2018 05:19pm

No story should be build to move him out of jail...No a ny rest House...Under any circumstances...He is convicted criminal.... Economic hit man....Who has given a major blow to the economy of pakistan......Be it any reason...He should be in jail ........

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Mahmood

Jul 23, 2018 05:28pm

As a doctor specialist, I can recommend hydration of fluids through a rectal tube. It can be done anywhere and the person doesn't need to be in hospital for this hydration therapy.

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Salim

Jul 23, 2018 05:33pm

Just like any other criminal!

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Harmony-1©

Jul 23, 2018 06:14pm

He is not going to get a London hospital this time, if that's what he was trying!

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Ayesha

Jul 23, 2018 06:16pm

Keep the criminal in jail

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Zack Khan

Jul 23, 2018 06:27pm

millions of Pakistanis don't have adequate medical facilities!

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ahamed

Jul 23, 2018 06:59pm

Yes, former PM must be given the best medical care immediately. Pray for everything to be ok for MNS.

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Magnanimous approach

Jul 23, 2018 07:03pm

As a former PM he deserves special care, but not VVIP protocols. PIMS can better take care of Mian Sahab.

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Khan

Jul 23, 2018 07:09pm

Agencies don't want want NS out of jail no matter what happens till election. Every one have to follow their order.

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Omar

Jul 23, 2018 07:29pm

Nothing wrong , just usual drama.

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Ali

Jul 23, 2018 07:33pm

If Nawaz Sharif was suffering from illness why did he not retire from stressful politics? Such politicians are okay when they loot and plunder the country but suddenly become ill when they are held accountable for their crimes. Ishaq Dar is another example of such fraud. He was fine, suddenly he left for London and fell ill? Fake pictures showed him in hospital bed. He was released later but refused to come back to face corruption charges in court. The Supreme Court has issued arrest warrant. The people of Pakistan demand accountability of all politicians who held public office and enriched themselves. No politician can be above the law.

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M. Afzal Riaz, MD

Jul 23, 2018 07:38pm

Every leader who is arrested or put in jail claims of illness. Musharraff and Zardari all did that. Now, Nawaz. Then they get shifted to a hospital. Doctors are scared of these leaders that they will come back and haunt them Then Doctors recommend to go abroad for treatment. After 5 years, these leaders are free and become PM. That is a fact.

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Javed Arshad

Jul 23, 2018 07:47pm

Pray for his health and hope he is getting due health care and others too in all Pakistan prisons.

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fawad bhai

Jul 23, 2018 07:56pm

medical treatment for dehydration... so he just needs a drip? aam aadmi is dehydrated every day on the streets without clean water, employment and power

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hamza

Jul 23, 2018 07:58pm

Why is there so much attention being paid on NS? What about other 200+ prisoners at Adiala and a whole lot more elsewhere? Are they not human?

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Jul 23, 2018 08:02pm

Make him drink water if he is dehydrated.

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Ali

Jul 23, 2018 08:17pm

Can't take the heat Sir?

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Ash2000

Jul 23, 2018 08:20pm

Why are they compromising with the health of former PM?

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WARRIs

Jul 23, 2018 08:22pm

Nawaz Sharif is not compatible with Pakistani soil as he was perfectly alright in London!! He should go back to where he came from!!!

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Ahsan Gul

Jul 23, 2018 08:30pm

Keep him in the jail like a convict and treat him like any prisoner. When a common person is serving jail term doesn’t get special treatment then why he should?

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Syed Zafar Kazmi U.S.A

Jul 23, 2018 08:32pm

Good decision; he must be granted all medical facilities permissible under the jail codes and granted to other ordinary inmates. No preferential treatment within the confines of the jail. Period.

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AHAQ

Jul 23, 2018 08:32pm

Personally I think this should not even be news. He is already a heart bypass and medical care, treatment is part of every jail system around the world, which he has been getting and continue to get till the completion of his jail term.

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Tariq, Lahore

Jul 23, 2018 08:33pm

PPM-N should have built 'hospitals' while he was in power thrice instead of running to London each time any of the Sheriffs 'sneezed'!

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Harris Mustafa-Mobiles

Jul 23, 2018 08:56pm

Good to hear. No special treatment.

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Naveed Rehman

Jul 23, 2018 09:36pm

Everyone in jails should be treated the same way. Why is this prisoner given special treatment?

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Umar Aftab

Jul 23, 2018 09:43pm

Amazing that as soon as our leaders are jailed they get physically or mentally ill and admitted to hospitals, where they serve their prison sentences. I hope ordinary prisoners are treated the same.

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Saad Khan

Jul 23, 2018 10:25pm

Nawaz Ssharif is a prisoner and he must be treated as a prisoner, NO hospital admission, there is NO example in the whole world that a prisoner spends days in Hospital. period.

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MSA (USA)

Jul 23, 2018 10:39pm

There is a simple rule: treat every prisoner equitably. Nawaz is trying to get out of jail in one way or the other. Why don't you talk to him about returning the wealth that he has been looting? He cannot go to outside hospital, before he returns all the wealth that he looted, period.

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Maverick

Jul 23, 2018 10:59pm

They thought they would get a bail in couple of days. I think this might help the PMLN leaders to understand the state of affairs of common man. No Bail no medical in Jails and delay in hearings because of poor judicial system specially in lower courts

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awais

Jul 23, 2018 11:05pm

Only 15 days in the dinning room and he is falling apart. Imagine the plight of thousands of innocent inmates who don't even get a trial for years

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AHAQ

Jul 23, 2018 11:07pm

Good decision.

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Wahid

Jul 24, 2018 12:07am

Good advice from PIMS. Country cannot afford his dramas. For the safety and betterment of society he should serve his sentence quite in Adiala jail. Soon he will joined by all his associates!

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Ali D

Jul 24, 2018 12:25am

That sounds like a right decision. He should undergo the same process as other would. Well I think he should receive more severe punishments for he did bigger curroption scams

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Expat (usa)

Jul 24, 2018 01:30am

The man is used to the best care in the world, most comfortable living - Never expected to see the inside of the prison. He is not ready for the long-term imprisonment, most probably will come out on the bail after the election.

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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali

Jul 24, 2018 02:37am

Mr. Sharif: Don't you wish today that a good hospital comes handy when you need. You had enough time to build at least one good hospital for poor people.

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Shah

Jul 24, 2018 03:42am

Can media please move on and focus on something new? There is more then enough happening in the country. We need to put this whole thing behond as a nation and move on.

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Syed Anjum Ali

Jul 24, 2018 03:54am

This is very disturbing news indeed. Nawaz Sharif is a cardiac patient who has undergone surgery. He is also a former PM and deserves proper medical treatment and protocol, with full facilities. If anything happens to him in jail then the Caretaker government is at fault and must face criminal charges.

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Mobin

Jul 24, 2018 04:09am

For 35 years this man has lived a healthy life. A week in prison and he needs medical treatment. Do they take Pakistani people for fools? Soon as these guys get into trouble for their own wrong doings, they need medical assistanc! This is becoming a joke!

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ahsan7979

Jul 24, 2018 04:16am

Trying to gain sympathy?

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Asif

Jul 24, 2018 05:01am

Get well soon. Thank you NS for the every effort you made to develop Pakistan.

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ukasha

Jul 24, 2018 05:47am

money cant buy everything.

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hassan khawri

Jul 24, 2018 07:47am

President of Pakistan has no right to talk about health condition of a prisoner. He must remain in Presidential Palace and see if PML-N looses the election what will be his preference then.

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BAXAR

Jul 24, 2018 01:33pm

@Nomi Goraya "No one has answer and this is the way our country is run as all was planed that NS will never come back." So he had planned his illness in jail to thwart others' plans. Well played.

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Tariq, Lahore

Jul 24, 2018 02:59pm

Can't the authorities arrange a medical check-up trip under special guard to London, please??

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waqas

Jul 24, 2018 09:32pm

NS is possibly thinking for another NRO and will exile from the country as he cannot face these hardships at all.

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hassan khawri

Jul 24, 2018 09:36pm

(@Khan) Any evidence in this regard or simply taking notes from newspaper what IHC judge told in front of Rawalpindi Bar other day ?

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