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
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.