Musharraf's medical reports not to be made public
As Musharraf's health improves, Shuhada Foundation of Lal Masjid asks IHC to prevent his exit from Pakistan.
Former president Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
Former president Pervez Musharraf’s medical reports will not be made public, however, they will be sent to foreign doctors for consultation, Express News reported on Friday.
Members of a medical board, which was constituted to review Musharraf’s health, will also have a video conference with foreign cardiac surgeons to discuss the former president’s condition.
His health has improved since yesterday when he was admitted to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) for heart problems that he suffered on his way to court. However, no one has been allowed to meet him because of the strict protocol in place at the military hospital.
Earlier today, the Shuhada Foundation of Lal Masjid also submitted a request in the Islamabad High Court to stop former president Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country.
The former military ruler was due to appear in court on January 2 and face treason charges under Article 6 for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts.
It is the first time in Pakistan’s history that a former military ruler has been put on trial for treason.
Saga
According to sources close to Musharraf, he is likely to fly out of the country as part of a ‘secret deal’.
Members of the medical board had recommended that Musharraf be kept in hospital until Saturday and will meet again today to decide whether or not Musharraf should continue his treatment in AFIC.
More than 600 security officers have been deployed to provide security to the former president.
According to his family members, Musharraf had been smoking more cigars and jogging less as the treason case approached.
Blood samples have been collected and several tests were also conducted.
Former president Pervez Musharraf’s medical reports will not be made public, however, they will be sent to foreign doctors for consultation, Express News reported on Friday.
Members of a medical board, which was constituted to review Musharraf’s health, will also have a video conference with foreign cardiac surgeons to discuss the former president’s condition.
His health has improved since yesterday when he was admitted to the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) for heart problems that he suffered on his way to court. However, no one has been allowed to meet him because of the strict protocol in place at the military hospital.
Earlier today, the Shuhada Foundation of Lal Masjid also submitted a request in the Islamabad High Court to stop former president Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country.
The former military ruler was due to appear in court on January 2 and face treason charges under Article 6 for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts.
It is the first time in Pakistan’s history that a former military ruler has been put on trial for treason.
Saga
According to sources close to Musharraf, he is likely to fly out of the country as part of a ‘secret deal’.
Members of the medical board had recommended that Musharraf be kept in hospital until Saturday and will meet again today to decide whether or not Musharraf should continue his treatment in AFIC.
More than 600 security officers have been deployed to provide security to the former president.
According to his family members, Musharraf had been smoking more cigars and jogging less as the treason case approached.
Blood samples have been collected and several tests were also conducted.