Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will undergo an open-heart surgery in London on Tuesday and will stay in London for the following week to recover fully, said PML-N leader Khawaja Asif on Friday.
The premier left for London on May 22 and was scheduled to return home Friday but postponed his return following medical reports suggesting the procedure.
During the premier’s absence, Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will look after and manage political affairs of the country, South Punjab News reported
Meanwhile, Maryam Nawaz has requested the nation to hold prayers for the premier’s early recovery.PM Nawaz will be on specific medication for the next three days, she added.The PM is currently on his second visit to London in less than two months amid a heightening political situation in the backdrop of Panama leaks.
The government and the opposition have lately been engaged in negotiations over the terms of reference (ToRs) to probe the matter, but have not been successful in resolving their differences.
On May 13, the Chief Justice of Pakistan refused government’s request to form a judicial commission to investigate the scandal and called for the mutually agreed ToRs to be developed first.
Leaked documents from the Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama last month showed the premier’s three children – sons, Hassan and Hussain, and his daughter, Maryam – owned at least three offshore holding companies registered in the British Virgin Islands.
