British doctors have termed former premier Nawaz Sharif’s condition ‘critical’ and recommended to immediately shift him abroad for better medical treatment.
According to details, the former premier health worsened again on Thursday as platelet count has dropped from 20,000 to 6,000.
Nawaz is currently being treated at Services Hospital, Lahore where he was admitted four days ago.
The medical board, formed to investigate Nawaz’s case, has included another four doctors to its ranks, including his personal physician Dr Adnan and Karachi-based haematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi.
Nawaz Sharif has been diagnosed with acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a bleeding disorder in which the immune system destroys platelets, which are necessary for normal blood clotting, according to medics.
Talking to media on Thursday, Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said his bone marrow is perfectly fine. She said that “while his [Nawaz] body is able to produce platelets, they aren’t clotting.”
