A request has been submitted to the interior secretary, requesting the removal of Nawaz’s name from the list to pave way for the three-time prime minister to fly abroad for medical treatment
According to sources, interior ministry has reached out to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over the matter. NAB chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal is holding consultations. Reportedly, Nawaz’s name will be removed from ECL once NAB decides on the matter.
NAB sources told Express that the former premier will likely be given ‘one-time’ permission to go abroad – similar to how Shehbaz Sharif was given earlier this year.
Nawaz was granted bail on medical grounds by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation pertaining to Chaudhry Sugar Mills, and the Islamabad High Court granted an eight-week suspension of his seven-year sentence awarded by accountability court judge Arshad Malik in the Al Azizia Hill Metal Establishment corruption reference.
The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supremo was first taken to the government-run hospital last month after his health deteriorated. He was discharged from the Lahore Services Hospital on Wednesday after his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, was also granted bail in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry pertaining to Chaudhry Sugar Mills
He is currently being treated at his Raiwind residence where an ICU unit has been established under the supervision of the former premier’s personal physician Dr Adnan Malik.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Thursday that the doctors said they have exhausted all the available options in the country and urged for the three-time prime minister to be flown out of Pakistan for further treatment.
“Doctors have declared Mian Sahib’s [Nawaz’s} state as extremely critical. Despite all possible treatments in Pakistan, his condition is not improving and his platelet level is not stabilising,” added Marriyum.
Nawaz’s medical condition
At the Services Hospital, Nawaz was diagnosed with acute idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).More commonly referred to as immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), it is a disorder that can lead to easy or excessive bruising and bleeding. According to Mayo Clinic, the bleeding results from unusually low levels of platelets — the cells that help blood clot. The symptoms include easy or excessive bruising, superficial bleeding into the skin that appears as pinpoint-sized reddish-purple spots (petechiae) that look like a rash – usually on the lower legs, bleeding from the gums or nose.
During his hospital stay, the former prime minister underwent a five-day Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) – which, according to Harvard Medical School, is primarily used to treat other autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) contains the pooled immunoglobulin G (IgG) immunoglobulins from the plasma of approximately a thousand or more blood donors, according to E-medicine.
The former prime minister also suffered an angina attack during his hospitalisation and also suffers from diabetes.
