*RAWALPINDI: Nawaz Sharif has been shifted to the Adiala Jail on account ofdeteriorating health. *
*The caretaker Punjab government had decided to shift former premier NawazSharif to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) from Adialajail where he has been serving sentence awarded to him in the Avenfieldproperties case.*
Interim home minister Shaukat Javed said that doctors gave the formerpremier a check-up and decided to shift him to the hospital.
He said doctors from the Pims conducted echocardiography (Echo),electrocardiography (ECG), and other tests and recommended shifting him tothe hospital in light of his medical reports.
The minister said Sharif will be kept at the hospital as long as doctorswant him to stay there.
Sources said preparations are underway to shift him to the hospital as thejail administration and police have been put on an alert.
The former premier will be moved to the hospital any time soon after a nodof approval from the federal government.
Earlier, a medical board of the Pims had examined his health and declaredhis medical reports satisfactory.
The medical board, comprising doctors from the Pims, conducted hisechocardiography, ultrasound, and echo tests. His blood pressure and sugarlevel were also tested.
The former premier was advised to continue taking medicines related toheart ailment and drink as much water as possible.
In the preliminary report compiled after the first checkup, the boarddecided that Nawaz should be given medical treatment within the confines ofAdiala Jail.