Sharif should return to country: minister

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has not sought treatment for the past nine months, which means his health is okay.

Talking to the media after addressing a seminar, she said Sharif had gone abroad claiming that he needed cardiac treatment. She said the former PM must come back to the country if he is well.

She added that the impact of treatment of Sharif had started after eight weeks when he was under treatment, but he got better as soon as he reached London. She added that the former premier would have been hospitalised if he was not well.

Addressing the seminar, the minister said that as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Punjab had been able to control the coronavirus pandemic efficiently. She said the pandemic had affected the global economy and Punjab had developed SOPs for public gatherings. She warned that coronavirus cases might increase of the SOPs were not followed.

“We have hired 32,000 doctors on merit. Around 50% positions were lying vacant in the health department two years back. At the Post Graduate Institute of Midwifery, degree will be issued for nurses. Sehat Insaf Cards have been issued to 5.2 million families.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 11^th, 2020.