Pakistan

PM Nawaz shifted to ICU: Maryam Nawaz

Premier undergoes successful heart surgery in London, says daughter

Reuters/news Desk May 31, 2016

PM Nawaz Sharif photo post-heart surgery in London on Tuesday. PHOTO: TWITTER/@MaryamNSharif

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif underwent successful open heart surgery in a London hospital on Tuesday, his second cardiac procedure in five years, his daughter said.

"Surgery successful," his daughter, Maryam, said on her Twitter account about four and a half hours after she said the operation had begun.

My father ...... The LOVE of my life ... Allah bless you with a long life & perfect health .... Ameen ❤️ pic.twitter.com/3PvhsushO1
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 31, 2016

Surgery successful by The Grace Of Almighty. The Prime Minister is off the pump now. Will be shifted to ICU in the next 60 mins or so.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 31, 2016

Alhamdolillahi Rab Al Aalameen ..... Surgery successful
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 31, 2016

The premier has been shifted to the ICU, and the condition is said to be "stable".

Prime Minister shifted to ICU. Alhamdolillah stable.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 31, 2016

Earlier, she said her father "was in high spirits" as he was taken in for an operation for a "perforation of the heart", a complication from a 2011 procedure.

PM's surgery started at 8 am UK time. Spoke to him earlier, he was in high spirits. I entrusted him to Allah.

Allah-hu-Shaafi.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) May 31, 2016

PM Nawaz’s surgery comes as his government prepares to present its annual budget on Friday. It also remains under pressure over allegations of corruption linked to the so-called Panama Papers.

Nawaz, 66, was prime minister for two terms in the 1990s before being overthrown in a 1999 military coup. After years in exile, he returned to Pakistan in 2007 and led his party to a victory in a 2013 election.

He has travelled to London for medical treatment several times over the past year and was accompanied on this trip by his brother, Shahbaz Sharif, who is chief minister of Punjab, and several other family members.

Nawaz telephones Modi ahead of open heart surgery

On Monday, Nawaz telephoned his Indian counterpart, Narender Modi, just before being wheeled in for his heart surgery at London.

Well wishes

Since the announcement of PM’s heart surgery, several world leaders have sent well wishes.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter last week to extend good wishes to his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, for his open-heart surgery in London.

PM to undergo open-heart surgery in London on Tuesday

"My best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif Sahab for his open heart surgery on Tuesday. And for his speedy recovery & good health," Modi wrote.

The Foreign Office said, “President Putin, joined by other leaders of Russian Federation, conveyed PM Nawaz Sharif wishes for successful surgery and speedy recovery.”

Earlier, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani also sent well wishes for PM Nawaz.

"I would like to send my best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif and his family. Hope the surgery goes alright. We pray for his speedy recuperation," Ghani tweeted.

COMMENTS (38)

Fakhre Alam | 7 years ago | Reply so literally his hair also grew during the operation?

Cool | 7 years ago | Reply The picture is fake because Nawaz sharif has hair on his head!!!

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Rustam | 7 years ago | Reply @Abbas: Yes you are at the spot, as similar incidents are reported to be happening in India. We wish that the repeat of same cases should not happen either in India or Pakistan.

Rustam | 7 years ago | Reply @Indian: - When luxury can be enjoyed, why to go for cheaper solution? For others facilities are available and operating successfully.

Ch. Allah Daad | 7 years ago | Reply Congratulations to our beloved leader.

Usman Toronto | 7 years ago | Reply Is Mian Sahab has done hair transplant recently? As far I know he doesn't have hairs

Common Man | 7 years ago | Reply Hundreds of my brothers and sisters dies everyday in Pakistan due to hunger and terrorism.

Grapevine | 7 years ago | Reply Compare the photographs. They don't seem to be of the same person, unless he has grown a shock of brown hair overnight! The whole story seems to be a fabrication, like the captured drones, the Kulbhushan Yadav's and so on...Tax evasion and seeking sympathy doesn't get any more dramatic!

Pk | 7 years ago | Reply My countrymen, Our prime minister is survived now. He is coming back to take final revenge through democracy

Mohammed | 7 years ago | Reply @HHK: The same poor that are dying will pay for our billionaire PM to go abroad for treatment.

Bilal Hussain | 7 years ago | Reply How come he has got so much hair on side of the head. I doubt this is nawaz Sharif pic. In his side pose pics he normally has less hairs. But this one has got thick hairs. I doubt it.

Lunch box | 7 years ago | Reply @Jibran. Pity you and your la la land NS has gained consciousness and family allowed to see him. May he have speedy recovery , Ameen, so that he can face the Panama brigade who are disappointed at his illness and wanted to grill him .

Negative | 7 years ago | Reply @Jibran: You can only see the negative side of things and people you do not like regardless whether the reasons are well taken or not.

Shakil Ahmed | 7 years ago | Reply Looks like angiography test to check PM real heart conditions.

Jibran | 7 years ago | Reply Honestly, I'm finding it hard to believe this entire illness story the way it has unfunded. This family has thrived on lies and deceit. This could be another possible gimmick.

Khilari | 7 years ago | Reply First pictures of NS after surgery in ICU circulated in social media. May he recover soon, ameen. This should put the conspiracy theory at rest.

Jack pot | 7 years ago | Reply Wake up and face the reality. In a country like Pakistan, nuclear decisions are not taken by civilians but by establishment.@Mahakaalchakra:

imran ghori | 7 years ago | Reply carroupt mafia....no sympathy with looter

MA | 7 years ago | Reply I have strong doubt that PM is having a surgery. My father had one and he was required few weeks rest before he could resume work. Wondering how could he possibly run a govt after few days?. his heart won't be pumping for next 24-48 hours anyway.... i believe they have convoluted the whole procedure of angioplasty into a surgery saga and when the truth will come out it would be bring nothing but shame to the Sharif family and their supporters. history might call this "surgerygate"

Mahakaalchakra | 7 years ago | Reply Lucky Nawaz Sharif, the Amir of sole Islamic johri kuvvat, that he Never had the responsibility of carrying and handing over charge nuclear code brief case while going in coma. Other non-Islamic nuclear powers have a protocol in place to deal any nuclear response during the time the nuclear incharge goes in medically induced coma. NS perhaps told Modi on phone that he never saw the brief case so there is nothing new in nuclear situation vs India

mirestan | 7 years ago | Reply According to reports, PM Nawaz Sharif stayed the previous night at his son Hussain Nawaz's residence. It is expected that 24 to 36 hours after the PM's surgery, he would be shifted back to his son's house from the hospital.test news from his daughter . This is open heart surgery or any ordinary heart procedure. I cannot understand that Pakistanis are so much behind time. Only Allah can bless Pakistan. May be England is so advance that you can walk home after heart surgery.

Ch. Allah Daad | 7 years ago | Reply Before bias comments please keep in mind that Mian Sahib is spending his own money. For this surgery not a single penny is withdrawn from national exchequer. Secondly its better to have surgery at foreign soil than Pakistan because Pakistan has very limited facilities. Imagine if whole hospital was reserved for PM and other patients were turned away. Thirdly, if there had been any danger to Pakistan o government during PM's surgery, General Raheel had not gone to Turkey for two days official visit. He would have stayed home to tackle any dangerous situation. Actually his visit is a slap on the face of fear mongers. So, brothers, just chill, don't be so heartless and pray for our great leader.

Jack Caldor | 7 years ago | Reply Before the surgery the Nawaz Sharif should have resolved his tax matters....eg. The trial of world famous footballer Lionel Messi on tax fraud charges has begun. Spanish authorities allege that he used offshore tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal earnings. Messi father made a voluntary $5.6m "corrective payment" - equal to the alleged unpaid tax plus interest. The Spanish tax agency is demanding heavy fines and prison sentences.

Badar | 7 years ago | Reply What a coincidence: US ambassador gets treatment in Islamabad and the Pakistani PM goes to London for heart surgery.

Indian | 7 years ago | Reply If the PM and President goes out of country for treatment, then the country's people lose trust to get cured.. Definitely, not a good example set by PM... Anyways, we wish for a speedy recovery and good health of Nawaz Sharif jee...

Khilari | 7 years ago | Reply Countries like UK have strict privacy laws and they implement it unlike scandalous Pakistani media where they feel free to poke their noses wherever they want. People like you don't realise how many restrictions are there regarding law and order in the West. I'm always surprised how lawless without any boundaries, we are in Pakistan. That is the reason we are in complete mess.@Khan:

MSS | 7 years ago | Reply Apart from the formal niceties and wishes: where is this surgery taking place? Who is running the country while MR. PM is incapacitated? What were the indications for this surgery? Unfortunately, these details cannot remain confidential. This whole process is being conducted in a very suspicious manner.....on tweets from his daughter!

SHAH | 7 years ago | Reply @werewolf: Whereas the US Ambassador was treated this week in Cardiac Institute Islamabad and he was very satisfied and had praises for the available facilities and services rendered.. He or the US Govt never felt the need to send the US Ambassador to UK, Germany, USA ..; as he does not have property, houses, flats and money stashed overseas.

SHAH | 7 years ago | Reply @Indian: Actually the Med facilities are fine and are for Humans only.

mirestan | 7 years ago | Reply Everyone is commenting. This is so secret no one know if it is heart surgery or a simple angiography. Good luck mr. Nawaz shrief God bless you and recover fast to face your allegations and answer to the people of Pakistan.

Abu Norr | 7 years ago | Reply No, Pakistan does not have that good medical facilities. This was the reason Zardari visited UAE when he was traumatized (read it as militarized) soon after Memogate. And now NS is in UK to fix the "heart imperfection" caused by recent leakes (Panama)

HHK | 7 years ago | Reply Who will bare the cost of this high expense treatment? People are dying of poverty in Pakistan!! Stupid PM!

Khan | 7 years ago | Reply Most Pakistani doctors are in the UK. The Doctor who operates on the PM in London will probably also be a Pakistani...if only all this talent remained at home...

werewolf | 7 years ago | Reply @Indian: No. Certainly not!

Khan | 7 years ago | Reply Let's see - foreign press mere citing NS daughter as source, not corroborating any other sources, no hospital or doctor name anywhere. Seems strange that details are so sketchy if indeed NS is getting a major operation done.

Abbas | 7 years ago | Reply Mr. Doctor :- Please do not forget scissor during surgery. If the surgery is in Pakistan, Its may be happen.

Indian | 7 years ago | Reply Are Pakistani Medical Facilities not enough to treat Mr. Nawaz?

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