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Pakistan’s PM Sharif undergoes open-heart surgery in London

The brother of Pakistan’s prime minister says he has undergone a successful open heart surgery at a London hospital. Meanwhile, all the eyes were stuck on news channels to know about status of surgery and Mr. Sharif’s condition.

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The details of his illness were not given, but in a series of tweets, Maryam Nawaz Sharif said her father had been experiencing unspecified symptoms. Will be shifted to ICU in the next 60 mins or so, she said.

She said the prime minister was “off the pump” and would soon be moved to an intensive care unit.

Right now, Twitter is all filled up with GTS wishes for the PML-N chief, #BestWishesToMyPM is right now trending top on Twitter.

A statement issued by his office in Islamabad on Saturday said he was being assisted by his secretaries and would be being kept abreast of day-to-day matters.

Hospital officials confirmed that the surgery, Sharif’s second cardiac operation in five years, was {link:completed without complications.: “http://www.dawn.com/news/1261835/pms-open-heart-surgery-successful-maryam-nawaz” target=”_blank”} Sharif left Karachi for London earlier this week for a medical evaluation.

He is expected to stay in hospital for around a week to recover before travelling home.

During the telephonic talk, Modi wished Sharif a speedy recovery. The Pakistani government has applied a layer of secrecy to the trip to Britain.

“PM’s surgery started at 8 AM UK time”.

“The prime minister will travel after one week, on doctor’s permission”, he added.

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On the other hand, the Prime Minister’s Prayer Team has urged Christians across the country to pray for the premier.

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