PML-N leaders urge Nawaz Sharif to remain in UK until declared fit

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders have urged the party supremo Nawaz Sharif to remain in the United Kingdom (UK) until his medical treatment is completed and his doctors declared him fit.

“Nawaz Sharif not only an asset for his party but for the nation as well, therefore there could be no compromise when it came to his life and health,” Ahsan Iqbal said while addressing a press conference along with other PML-N leaders.

Ahsan Iqbal further said that the delay in health services and treatment due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had affected not only Nawaz Sharif but all other patients. “We hope the judiciary will take this into consideration,” he added.

He claimed that Nawaz Sharif had set an example by leaving his ailing wife Kulsoom Nawaz and returning to Pakistan in 2018 to follow the law. “This is why any discussion on Nawaz’s health is dismissive of his example and an insult to humanity,” he added.

The PML-N leader also criticised PTI government members for conjecturing about Nawaz’s health. In this regard, he said that they had done the same when Kulsoom was ill.

“He was granted permission to leave for treatment, which is why he will return when his doctors decide he is healthy and fit to return. Our legal team will proceed according to the law,” he remarked.

“We request Nawaz Sharif to complete his treatment and only return when his doctors tell him he is fit to go, he will come back without any delay,” he added.

A few days earlier, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) told Nawaz Sharif that it was giving him a chance to surrender and appear before the court at the next hearing scheduled for September 10.