LONDON – A clip of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has surfaced onlinein which he can be seen visiting a factory in Lancashire, United Kingdom.
The deposed Pakistani premier has been in Britain since 2019 for medicaltreatment. Sharif’s clip went viral a day after his fresh medical reportwas submitted to the Pakistani Court in which the PML-N supremo was advisedagainst travelling to Pakistan in wake of possible health risks.
In the clip, the senior Pakistani politician can be seen visiting differentsections of the industrial unit and getting a briefing from the staff.
Sharif’s son and former finance minister Ishaq Dar, who was declared anabsconder by an accountability court, was also spotted taking a briefing.
Reports in local media suggest that the industrial unit is located inNelson – around 400 kilometres away from Sharif’s Avenfield residence.
As the clip went viral, the Sharif family issued a clarification sayingNawaz Sharif visited the factory at the invitation of his friend and hadlunch.
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Meanwhile, the recent medical report of Sharif has been submitted to theLahore High Court (LHC), in which his physicians advised him againsttravelling to the homeland.
Sharif is likely to stay in the British capital until his angiography isperformed as travel could worsen his condition.
The report suggests that former Pakistani PM is under severe stress afterthe death of his wife Kulsoom Nawaz and he was advised to continueactivities without any mental stress.
