ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif telephoned Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to inquire after health of his ailing father and former President Asif Ali Zardari. Shehbaz Sharif conveyed his prayers and best wishes for early recovery and complete health of former President and PPP co-Chairperson.

“I conveyed my prayers and best wishes to him for early recovery and complete health of Zardari sahib,” prime minister wrote on Twitter.

Zardari has been admitted in Ziauddin Hospital in Clifton for past week after feeling unwell. He is a being inspected by a team of senior medical doctors supervised by Dr Asim Hussain. A team of doctors arrived from United Arab Emirates on a chartered flight to inspect Zardari. Team stayed at hospital for over four hours and inspected PPP co-Chairperson. A decision will be made to transfer senior politician to UAE for further medical treatment on recommendations of medical team. Zardari’s tests were carried out which were taken away by medical team. Doctors said Zardari’s diagnosis and treatment was being carried out in right way and there was no need to immediately shift him shifted abroad. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also rushed to hospital for second time since his father was admitted. Several close friends of former President are also present at private hospital.

Earlier, Zardari’s daughter Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari gave an update on health condition, saying her father had post-Covid-19 complications.

In a tweet, she said that her father’s health prevented him from helping with flood relief. She said her father was facing certain Covid-related complications and an abnormal buildup of fluid in his lungs.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 06 2022

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