Lahore, March 20 (TNS): Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Shairf rubbishes criticism as he departed for London on Tuesday for a regular medical checkup.
Shehbaz Sharif, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, faces severe criticism for not getting treatment within Pakistan.
According to statement issued by Punjab government, this criticism has surfaced again without knowing and understanding the real facts behind CM’s visit.
Shahbaz Sharif was diagnosed with cancer when he and his brother Nawaz Sharif were exiled from Pakistan during Musharraf’s regime, and therefore, he had immediately undergone treatment in England.
The statement added: “it is very important to understand that when an individual is fighting severe disease, it is highly recommended that the patient must continue or persist with the same doctor from whom the treatment was initiated, as that doctor has a complete medical history of that patient. That is why, the CM Punjab with enormous suffering has to visit his doctor in London”.
The CM Punjab on 22nd July, 2015, also posted a detailed reply to this criticism through his official Facebook account.
“This does not mean that Pakistan is not equipped with state of the art cancer medical facilities; it is this critical reason for which the CM has to frequently travel to England”, it added.
“It is an evident fact that the Musharraf’s Martial Law regime brought a very tough time on the Sharif family as both brothers were not even allowed to visit Pakistan to perform funeral prayer of their father Mian Muhammad Sharif back in 2004.
