He was shifted to the facility from his native village of Sadpara near Skardu. PHOTO: EXPRESS
GILGIT: Famous mountaineer Hasan Sadpara has been diagnosed with blood cancer, relatives said on Monday.
Sadpara has been receiving treatment at a private hospital in Rawalpindi for the last two weeks. He was shifted to the facility from his native village of Sadpara near Skardu.
Sadpara had been suffering from continuous fever for almost two months. “We have been told Sadpara has contracted blood cancer,” a relative confirmed to The Express Tribune.
Govt directs medical care for Hasan Sadpara
The government on Saturday directed the provision of the best medical care for Sadpara. Having already spent large sums of money on his treatment, his family had all but abandoned the thought of seeking treatment abroad.
“At the moment he is bedridden and unable to speak,” said Arif Hussain, Sadpara’s elder son who lives in Islamabad for his education. “He has fever which persists till date,” Hussain told The Express Tribune over phone on Saturday. He is currently being treated at a private hospital (Ahmed Medical Complex) in Rawalpindi.
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Later on Saturday, Minister of State for Information Maryam Aurangzeb directed provision of best medical facilities for Sadpara, Radio Pakistan reported.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 8th, 2016.
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