This Article is From May 28, 2016

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

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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.

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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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