This Article is From May 28, 2016

PM Narendra Modi Extends Best Wishes To Nawaz Sharif For His Heart Surgery

PM Narendra Modi Extends Best Wishes To Nawaz Sharif For His Heart Surgery

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday. (File photo)

Highlights

  • Nawaz Sharif will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday
  • PM Modi has extended best wishes for Nawaz Sharif's good health
  • Nawaz Sharif's open-heart surgery to be held in UK
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended best wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for his open-heart surgery to be held in UK next Tuesday.

"My best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif Sahab for his open heart surgery on Tuesday. And for his speedy recovery & good health," PM Modi tweeted.

Mr Sharif will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had said yesterday.

Mr Asif, also a confidante of 66-year-old Nawaz Sharif, had said doctors have advised the prime minister to undergo an open-heart surgery, following which he will be staying in the hospital for a week.

"The prime minister will travel after one week, on doctor's permission," he added.

Mr Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz had confirmed on Twitter that her father will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday.
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