Doctors disallow Fazl to meet Nawaz in hospital.

LAHORE -- Doctors at Services Hospital on Wednesday did not allow JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to meet former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif due to his health condition.

On the recommendation of Special Medical Board, the management had already banned meeting of visitors with the ex-PM except family members.

Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and other family members visited Services Hospital to inquire after the health of Nawaz Sharif.

The Special Medical Board headed by Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) Principal Prof Mehmood Ayyaz briefed the PML-N President about Nawaz's condition and treatment plan. Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law Capt (Retd) Muhammad Safdar also visited the health facility after getting bail from the court. The Special Medical Board is facing the stiff challenge of simultaneously dealing with several but serious co-morbidities of Nawaz Sharif under treatment at VVIP room of Services Hospital for the last nine days. Doctors administered steroids for increasing platelets count that led to enhancing sugar level of Nawaz to 200 in fasting. This led to change in medicines to bring sugar to normal level.

Nawaz's platelets count reached 35,000 in the...