Former premie­r being provid­ed with best medica­l treatm­ent and is in good health: Punjab govt spokes­person­KARACHI: Punjab government spokesperson Dr Shahbaz Gill has alleged that “politics” over the health of incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was being done “to sabotage the celebrations of Pakistan Day on March 23”. https://t.co/UXj6ibe4VZ — Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) March 22, 2019The spokesperson refuted reports that Sharif’s health was deteriorating in prison, and that he was not being provided with adequate medical aid. Doctors, he said, visit Sharif twice a day and a cardio health unit has also been set up in the jail to look after his health. pic.twitter.com/e7KsTsnXdv — Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) March 22, 2019The PML-N has accused the PTI-led government of intentionally denying medical facilities to the former prime minister. The deposed prime minister, who is suffering from heart related illness, has so refused medical treatment in government hospital citing “disdainful behaviour” of the authorities.

Source: The Express Tribune March 22, 2019 16:27 UTC