- Former finance minister says will return to Pakistan on doctors’ advice, not media’s
ISLAMABAD: A new medical report of former finance minister Ishaq Dar, which was submitted to the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, stated that Dar’s condition has “slightly improved”, while the former finance minister has said that he will return to Pakistan to face the corruption proceedings when doctors advise him to.
The report maintains that Dar’s condition has improved by 10-15 per cent but pain still exists in his arms. It says that the movement of his neck is quite limited and he suffers discomfort due to the ache. Doctors have suggested additional eight-week physiotherapy of the former minister in the medical report.
“After two months, a new MRI of Ishaq Dar will be conducted. If his condition did not improve, the option of surgery will be reconsidered,” says the report.
The report dated June 8, 2018, has been prepared by neurosurgeon Richard Galan.
Meanwhile, in a video making rounds on the social media, a visibly angry Dar told journalists that he will return to Pakistan on doctors’ advice, not on media’s.
The former minister refused to comment on his current health condition stating that doctors have his reports. “I have also sent my recent medical reports to the court,” Dar said.
When a reporter told him to be “a Pakistani [and face corruption trial]”, Dar told him that he is “more Pakistani than anyone else”.
On Sunday, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader was spotted walking out of the Harley Street Clinic where deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife is under treatement. A journalist attempted to question him but he walked away without giving any answer.
It is to be mentioned here that Ishaq Dar was declared an absconder by the accountability court when he failed to appear in a reference pertaining to assets beyond income.
The PML-N leader remained in London where he is reportedly undergoing a medical treatment for a heart disease.
