LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has departed for London in anair ambulance via Doha, accompanied by his younger brother, Shehbaz Sharifand personal physician Dr Adnan.
The ambulance, which arrived at 8:45am at Lahore Airport will travel toQatar first, from where it will travel to London.
Prior to the travel, Sharif was declared fit to travel by his medicalpanel. The former prime minister will be shifted to the Harley StreetClinic in London immediately after landing.
PML-N leaders Raja Zafarul Haq, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif, MarriyumAurangzeb, Ahsan Iqbal, Amir Maqam, Pervez Rasheed, Khurram Dastagir, AyazSadiq, Uzma Bokhari, Rana Maqbool see off the former prime minister at theHajj lounge of the airport.
With the flying fuel of 10 hours and two pilots, the air ambulance isequipped with oxygen cylinders, ventilators, ICU and other medicalfacilities, while two doctors, including Sharif’s personal physician DrAdnan link, and paramedics will also assist thePML-N supremo during his travel.
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Yesterday, Interior Ministry had removed the name of former prime ministerand Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif from the ExitControl List (ECL) so that he can fly abroad for his treatment.
It is pertinent here to mention that the Lahore High Courtlink had on Saturdayordered to remove Sharif’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL) withoutany conditionality and allowed him to travel abroad to get health treatmentfor four weeks.
