<p>Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to remain critical and his platelet count has dropped again even as doctors are trying to reduce the steroid dose being administered to the ailing leader.</p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Former PM <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NawazSharif?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NawazSharif</a> remains critical. The treating doctors tried to reduce the Steroids dose being given to him but unfortunately resulted in drop in Platelet count again which has come down to 38*10^3/uL yesterday.<br />
The cause needs to be diagnosed &amp; established without delay.</p>
— Dr. Adnan Khan (@Dr_Khan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dr_Khan/status/1190509386852175872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">×</a></div>

<p>Sharif's personal physician Adnan Khan tweeted on Saturday."Severe existent co-morbidities has added to the seriousness of the nature of the critical illness, where a very delicate balance has to be maintained between coagulation &amp; anti-coagulation to sustain fragile unstable health status," he said in a follow-up tweet.</p>

<p>Earlier on Tuesday, the doctor said that Sharif's health was in a critical condition and fighting a battle for survival.</p>

<p>Sharif, who was admitted to Lahore's Services Hospital on October 22, is being treated under the supervision of the special medical board of the hospital.</p>

<p>Doctors treating the ailing leader have said that they cannot discharge him from the hospital citing serious health risks, sources told Geo News on Monday.</p>

<p>The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo's platelet count had decreased, with the number dropping to 25,000 from 45,000.</p>

<p>As per the medical board, the platelet count had dwindled owing to medicines being administered to Sharif for a cardiac disease following a minor heart attack earlier.</p>

<p>Doctors have advised that Sharif should be kept under observation till the platelet count comes back to normal.</p>

<p>They added that the ailing leader faces a "serious health concern" and could not risk shifting or discharging him.</p>

<p>Sharif was earlier granted bail by the Islamabad High Court on medical grounds in connection with Al Azizia and Chaudhry Sugar Mills corruption cases.</p>

<p>The ailing Pakistani leader was serving a seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia case in Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.</p>

<p>Besides this, he was remanded in NAB custody in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills matter. (ANI)</p>


Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to remain critical and his platelet count has dropped again even as doctors are trying to reduce the steroid dose being administered to the ailing leader.

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif continues to remain critical and his platelet count has dropped again even as doctors are trying to reduce the steroid dose being administered to the ailing leader. Former PM #NawazSharif remains critical. The treating doctors tried to reduce the Steroids dose being given to him but unfortunately resulted in drop in Platelet count again which has come down to 38*10^3/uL yesterday. The cause needs to be diagnosed & established without delay. — Dr. Adnan Khan (@Dr_Khan) November 2, 2019 × Sharif's personal physician Adnan Khan tweeted on Saturday."Severe existent co-morbidities has added to the seriousness of the nature of the critical illness, where a very delicate balance has to be maintained between coagulation & anti-coagulation to sustain fragile unstable health status," he said in a follow-up tweet. Earlier on Tuesday, the doctor said that Sharif's health was in a critical condition and fighting a battle for survival. Sharif, who was admitted to Lahore's Services Hospital on October 22, is being treated under the supervision of the special medical board of the hospital. Doctors treating the ailing leader have said that they cannot discharge him from the hospital citing serious health risks, sources told Geo News on Monday. The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo's platelet count had decreased, with the number dropping to 25,000 from 45,000. As per the medical board, the platelet count had dwindled owing to medicines being administered to Sharif for a cardiac disease following a minor heart attack earlier. Doctors have advised that Sharif should be kept under observation till the platelet count comes back to normal. They added that the ailing leader faces a "serious health concern" and could not risk shifting or discharging him. Sharif was earlier granted bail by the Islamabad High Court on medical grounds in connection with Al Azizia and Chaudhry Sugar Mills corruption cases. The ailing Pakistani leader was serving a seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia case in Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore. Besides this, he was remanded in NAB custody in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills matter. (ANI)

Pakistan: Former PM Nawaz Sharif remains critical, platelet count drops again

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-court-issues-arrest-warrants-against-former-prime-minister-abbasi--164959">Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi</a> has been arrested by Pakistan's corruption watchdog, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), news agency ANI reported citing Pak media.</p>

<p>Abbasi has been arrested in connection with an LNG (liquefied natural gas) scam, a report in Pak media stated. He is accused of swindling over 200 billion Pak Rupees.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to reports, Abbasi was summoned by the NAB in the LNG case today but he did not appear, The Dawn reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He was arrested while on his way to a news conference in the eastern city of Lahore, news agency Reuters reported.&nbsp;<br />
"They said they were from the NAB and took away Shahid Khaqan Abbasi with them," Ahsan Iqbal, a senior PML-N parliamentarian told a television station.</p>

<p>Abbasi served for less than a year following the resignation of former PM Nawaz Sharif in 2017.</p>

<p>Last year, the NAB ordered had an inquiry into both Abbasi and Sharif over a liquefied natural gas terminal project. Sharif is serving a seven-year sentence after being convicted in a separate corruption case.</p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB): Pakistan Media (File pic) <a href="https://t.co/sgLIhTBTV9">pic.twitter.com/sgLIhTBTV9</a></p>
— ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1151788118305050627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">×</a></div>

<p>Last year in September, bailable arrest warrants were issued by a Pakistan court against Abbasi in a case seeking action against him for disclosing the minutes of a high-profile security meeting to his party leader Nawaz Sharif.</p>

<p>As per reports, Abbasi had chaired a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in May last year to discuss an interview of former PM Nawaz Sharif with a correspondent of the Dawn newspaper, and later he shared its details with the media.</p>

<p>(<em>With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been arrested by Pakistan's corruption watchdog, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), news agency ANI reported citing Pak media.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been arrested by Pakistan's corruption watchdog, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), news agency ANI reported citing Pak media. Abbasi has been arrested in connection with an LNG (liquefied natural gas) scam, a report in Pak media stated. He is accused of swindling over 200 billion Pak Rupees. According to reports, Abbasi was summoned by the NAB in the LNG case today but he did not appear, The Dawn reported. He was arrested while on his way to a news conference in the eastern city of Lahore, news agency Reuters reported. "They said they were from the NAB and took away Shahid Khaqan Abbasi with them," Ahsan Iqbal, a senior PML-N parliamentarian told a television station. Abbasi served for less than a year following the resignation of former PM Nawaz Sharif in 2017. Last year, the NAB ordered had an inquiry into both Abbasi and Sharif over a liquefied natural gas terminal project. Sharif is serving a seven-year sentence after being convicted in a separate corruption case. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB): Pakistan Media (File pic) pic.twitter.com/sgLIhTBTV9 — ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2019 × Last year in September, bailable arrest warrants were issued by a Pakistan court against Abbasi in a case seeking action against him for disclosing the minutes of a high-profile security meeting to his party leader Nawaz Sharif. As per reports, Abbasi had chaired a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) in May last year to discuss an interview of former PM Nawaz Sharif with a correspondent of the Dawn newspaper, and later he shared its details with the media. (With inputs from agencies)

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrested in LNG scam 

former-pakistan-prime-minister

Former Pakistan Prime Minister, News on Former Pakistan Prime Minister, stories on Former Pakistan Prime Minister, articles on Former Pakistan Prime Minister, Former Pakistan Prime Minister stories at Wion, Former Pakistan Prime Minister news, Former Pakistan Prime Minister latest news

former pakistan-prime-minister

Pakistan: Former PM Nawaz Sharif remains critical, platelet count drops again

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrested in LNG scam