Nawaz did not suffer cardiac arrest recently, reveals medical report

Six-member medical board will review all of Nawaz's medical reports

LAHORE: A medical report has revealed that ousted premier Nawaz Sharif did not suffer a cardiac arrest in recent days, reported Express News.

The former prime minister underwent a troponin test which confirmed that he did not suffer a heart attack in recent days. According to Services Hospital sources, blood samples from the former PM were taken and sent to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), and the results of the troponin test came back negative.



Tests conducted at Jinnah Hospital had come back positive, after which blood samples were taken and another troponin test was conducted.

A six-member medical board will review all of Sharif's medical reports, after which a decision on removal of kidney stones by medicines or through a procedure will be taken. Nawaz's personal physician, Dr Adnan Khan, will be consulted too.



The former PM was shifted to Services Hospital from Kot Lakhpat Jail on Saturday after Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar gave the green signal for the transfer. A special medical board constituted to monitor Sharif’s health had recommended that the former premier be shifted to a hospital from prison.