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ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed his "best wishes" to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who will undergo an open-heart surgery in London on Tuesday.
In a tweet posted on Saturday, Modi wished for the premier's "speedy recovery and good health".
The Indian premier tagged Maryam Nawaz, daughter of the prime minister, in his Twitter post.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently in London for medical check-up, will undergo open-heart surgery on Tuesday.
An influx of support and well wishes have been pouring out on the internet for the premier from notable personalities including Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto.
A spokesman for the prime minister said the premier was likely to remain hospitalised for at least one week, adding that he would return home only after doctors’ permission.
The premier would be administered medicines for three days to be followed by the surgery.
In the prime minister's absence, all affairs of the state would continue as per the law of the land, said the spokesman, adding that Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar would be responsible for managing the routine matters of the government.
The premier's heart condition dates back to 2008.
His visit to London was his second this year. He was also in the British capital in April when he also received medical attention at the Royal Brompton Hospital in Chelsea.
The prime minister's daughter, Maryam Nawaz, also confirmed through Twitter that her father will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday. She appealed to the citizens to pray for her father's health and recovery.
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May 28, 2016 12:08pm
InshaAllah...he will recover soon
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May 28, 2016 12:11pm
Of course PM Modi and PM Nawaz are good friends. Also my wishes from India to PM Nawaz for his speedy recovery.
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May 28, 2016 12:12pm
Get Well Soon..PM
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May 28, 2016 12:20pm
wish you very best for your surgery and fast recovery.
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May 28, 2016 12:29pm
Wish you well PM. You need to shed a lot of weight. Being overweight is a common problem with males in our society and is usually perceived as a symbol of health.
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May 28, 2016 12:46pm
My best wishes to Mr. Nawaz Shariff on a speedy recovery!
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May 28, 2016 12:47pm
Wishing a speedy recovery to indo-pak relations
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May 28, 2016 12:53pm
Mr. NS was in need of medical attention, when he went to London last time.But the media made a joke of it.We expect more responsibility from media.
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May 28, 2016 12:54pm
I wish, I can wish him the best but our leaders make me sick to the stomach. These so called nobilities make mockery of common Pakistanis. People are dying left and right from common disease. Government hospitals are mess with infrastructure is breaking down but to these nobles they can go where ever they want and pay what ever it takes to get fixed. Anyway with sad hart I still make duaah for him that he recovers and work for the betterment of Pakistan. How many chance he and the other leaders of Pakistan need to help the fellow countryman.
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May 28, 2016 01:04pm
After all, we all arePakistanis first before anything !
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May 28, 2016 01:08pm
modi is good person . modi always work for good relationship between india and pakistan . but pakistan always think about india as a enemy .
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May 28, 2016 01:19pm
Get well soon ....
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May 28, 2016 01:20pm
Get Well Soon .
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May 28, 2016 01:31pm
So no hospital in Pakistan is good enough for King Shareef but he thinks that every other Pakistani should praise him for a health service that he doesnt use himself?
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May 28, 2016 01:34pm
Don't think he is nelson mandela....
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May 28, 2016 01:35pm
Are there any good hospitals in Panama?
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May 28, 2016 01:38pm
hope he recovers well, love and prayers from india,
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May 28, 2016 01:39pm
The Equadorian President drove an old VW beetle and lived in a small two bedroom house. He kept himself healthy by leading a clean, honest and simple life. On the other hand we have politicians in Pakistan who wont even buy clothes in the country they beg for votes from. Democracy? No. Demo'Crazy'.
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May 28, 2016 01:50pm
My best wishes are with PM and hoping for recovery soon
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May 28, 2016 01:55pm
I wonder why he didnt go to Panama for his surgery
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May 28, 2016 01:57pm
@JO10 : Why should you make duaah for him that he recovers and works for the betterment of Pakistan, with a sad heart?
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May 28, 2016 01:59pm
He should have come to India .
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May 28, 2016 02:01pm
@Mohammed this is persons own choice if they wanna go to a more experienced place they should.
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May 28, 2016 02:05pm
So entire Pakistan do not have any hospital good enough for Heart surgery. Shame shame shame
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May 28, 2016 02:11pm
@james When you are the PM of a poor nation where the poor die in hospitals every single day from bad hygiene, lack of staff and medication etc then it is no longer a personal choice or matter of personal resources. It is about standing shoulder to shoulder with the people who vote for you. That should be quite simple to understand. Democracy is govt of the 'people', for the 'people' and 'by the 'people'. Are the 'people' who rule over us Pakitanis from the 'people'? No. They are a class apart, indeed an entire Universe apart from the rest of us.
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May 28, 2016 02:15pm
@JO10 yes totally agree why can't he have the operation in Pakistan where all the poor Pakistanis have to have it. If he did he would lead by example and gain some respect. How can he run the country in such poor health. Should he not resign and let a young dynamic person run the country. But he doesn't care what happens to Pakistan because he puts his personal interest before national interest.
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May 28, 2016 02:16pm
@james, You are right. All Pakistani Hospitals are for loyal Pakistanis. London's Hospital are for those who keep their wealth in London.
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May 28, 2016 02:17pm
Get well soon
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May 28, 2016 02:19pm
@Nas Well, to be honest, London sees more of Pakistan's leaders than Pakistanis do
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May 28, 2016 02:21pm
This man remained in power for more than a decade (collectively), however, he still couldn't build a single hospital in Pakistan where he could confidently get his medical needs addressed.
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May 28, 2016 02:23pm
Every poor Pakistani who has a relative with heart problems should demand that they be sent to London by the Shareef Govt (all expenses paid) to get treated. It's only fair.....Isn't it?
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May 28, 2016 02:27pm
@Fanish, US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale felt "pleased” after getting treatment at Shifa hospital in the federal capital on Friday.
Ans Mr Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan is not satisfied to be treated here in Pakistan.
Why?
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May 28, 2016 02:28pm
A 'Leader' has no right to put himself at a personal advantage over and above what the common citizen has to endure. How else will they empathise with those who are less fortunate? This is what is wrong with Pakistan. It makes my blood boil. While King Shareef is enjoying a five star stay at the Cromwell Hospital his countrymen, those who voted for him, those he swore to serve and protect will be dying along with their kids in run-down, cockroach infested Govt 'hospitals' in Pakistan.
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May 28, 2016 02:28pm
If memory serves correct both Atal Bihari Vjpayee and Manmohan Singh got operated for their knees and heart in India.
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May 28, 2016 02:32pm
Why in London?
He is the PM of Pakistan and should get the same as he gives his people.
Other heads of state are operated in there own countries.
All government offices should be operated or treated in there own country.
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May 28, 2016 02:34pm
Forget everything what he is doing as a PM. Wish NS a speedy recovery from an Australian Indian.
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May 28, 2016 02:38pm
@Wellwisher - It was PM's house that chose to keep the media in the dark by not saying anything about his health issue. Besides, in politics no one is sacrosanct, especially when one is dodging Panama-gate!
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May 28, 2016 02:40pm
It is surprising that none of our own leaders wished our PM whereas Indian PM atleast showed courtesy to do so.
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May 28, 2016 02:47pm
@Amal - Read the news fully before saying something you don't know!
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May 28, 2016 03:15pm
get well soon.
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May 28, 2016 03:16pm
Get well soon Nawaz Sharif ! With best wishes from all in India.
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May 28, 2016 03:22pm
Get well soon PM but please dont ask for subsidy in hospital. You 'll have to pay from your tax payers pocket.
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May 28, 2016 03:40pm
@ Nas The us ambassador had a flue, inflammation of sorts. Nawaz is undergoing a heart surgery!
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May 28, 2016 03:43pm
@anz Not only that. When PM Modi's mother was seriously ill due to breathing problem, she called up government ambulence and opted treatment in government hospital like common man.
That's really great of her.
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May 28, 2016 03:58pm
@Sanjoy Sankar Guha
Pray, he will get well soon.
We Indians want to see him for more 3-4 terms as PM of Pak.
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May 28, 2016 04:23pm
Modi knows public relations very well, he knows how to work the cameras, social media etc
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May 28, 2016 04:33pm
Why do all the influential individuals, from all fields in Pakistan, including the PM, find a need to travel abroad to get treatment? Isn't there any competent Doctor in Pakistan that could treat them? One would think that there would be many experienced Doctors in Cardiovascular Diseases in the country, especially in Punjab. The province after all has one of highest Cardiovascular disease diagnoses in the world and those patients do get treated........this is a very bad example by the leader of the Nation to go West for treatment. What kind of a message is he giving, to the majority of the citizens who rely on Govt. for their health care needs? He is in fact telling them tough luck if you cant afford it, while I use taxpayer resources to get well.
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May 28, 2016 04:47pm
Wishing a speedy recovery for Mr Navaz Sherief and a lot of Duas...
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May 28, 2016 04:49pm
@The illuminated one Apart from you no-one cares. There are more important things in this world than super-Modi.
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May 28, 2016 04:51pm
He is sitting PM, people should not be sarcastic about his treatment.
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May 28, 2016 04:53pm
It is the duty of every nation head to get treatment in their own country. After all there is no biological difference between a common man and prime minister.
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May 28, 2016 04:54pm
What would be that time when someone from Pakistan will call up a hospital in Chandigarh and ask for booking a room in fortis hospital for an operation . And would just drive down the road with his son and wife to get admitted .. The doc would not charge a single penny leas than he charges normally as there would be no reason to demonstrate anything superficial . We are one people in two different nations .. What would be that time !!
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May 28, 2016 04:58pm
Indians have big hearts
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May 28, 2016 05:04pm
I wish Mr Sheriff a successful operation and speedy recovery. Does Pakistan lack good hospitals for open heart surgeries.
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May 28, 2016 05:05pm
@Mohammed You misinterpreted my comments. Relax. What Im trying to say is Modi is clever and devious. He tricks people by showing an innocent and caring personality in front of the cameras and media, by crying, hugging, telling stories, yet behind the scenes he is working over time to destroy countries. He is too faced and NS was fooled once again. What we don't see is Modi working hard to ruin PK reputation by paying lobbyists in the US.
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May 28, 2016 05:06pm
@A Shah It's called diplomacy. Would you wish hafiz Saeed well if he was going to have heart surgery? No, its got nothing to do with having a big heart just diplomacy. Who you trying to kid?
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May 28, 2016 05:13pm
I wish the PM of Pakistan speedy recovery and good health.
On the same note, I would like to point out the importance of good education. More that 20% of the top specialists and surgeons in the west and in North America are of Indian origin.
People from advanced western countries too are now flocking to Indian cities like Chennai (Madras) which have become world class hubs for medical treatment at a much lower cost.
Pakistani leaders and officials should focus on improving its medical facilities and educating more Doctors.
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May 28, 2016 05:20pm
Third time prime minister , you are unable to made single hospital in Pakistan , where you can go for treatment , you have no right to say Pakistan is making progress .
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May 28, 2016 05:22pm
@Tamil Guru Thank you for that gem of wisdom and typically you needed to use this opportunity to advertise India. However, the education system is not the issue here. You have missed the point entirely. But then again, what else can be expected? Pakistanis know our faults very well and we are big enough to admit them. You Indians should try the same instead of making India out to be some kind of heaven on earth. Have you seen the stats about India comparable to sub-Saharan Africa? Please, save us the propaganda.
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May 28, 2016 05:34pm
@D Balachandran no trained doc even
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May 28, 2016 05:34pm
@Mohammed
getting a heart burn bro,
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May 28, 2016 05:36pm
@Mohammed
it is called being civilized, something yall are obviously not.
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May 28, 2016 05:38pm
@Mohammed says: -> You Indians should try the same instead of making India out to be some kind of heaven on earth.
Sir, FYI I am not promoting India. I was just stating the importance of a good education and its impact on the population. I have been a Canadian citizen of Indian origin for over 25 years. In Canada we have one of the world's best medical systems and every Canadian citizen including me gets it for free.
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May 28, 2016 05:37pm
@Mohammed
jealousy eating u up from inside, ain't it. bless your heart.
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May 28, 2016 05:39pm
Yogi Versus Bhogi! Get well soon PM!
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May 28, 2016 05:45pm
@The illuminated one well said mate.wonderful comment
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May 28, 2016 05:47pm
@Mohammed dude,,..... with this attitude of yours, you can be of no use to your country..
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May 28, 2016 05:52pm
Was Modi's heart in his "well wishes" for Nawaz's heart surgery?
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May 28, 2016 05:54pm
I hope media in Pakistan treats well on return
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May 28, 2016 06:02pm
@YOUKNOWIMRIGHT
Heart or not it doesn't matter, he sent his good wishes for recovery that mattersthe most. I wish Sharifji a very speedy recovery.
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May 28, 2016 06:05pm
You have nuclear weapons, but not a decent hospital where your PM can be treated. Not something to be proud of.
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May 28, 2016 06:06pm
Personnel realtionship
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May 28, 2016 06:13pm
Wait a sec, he is not getting operated in his own country? Why?
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May 28, 2016 06:28pm
@shaffiq qureshi Thank you mate. Just to be clear, Im not hating on Modi or Indians. Politics is like a chess game. You always ry to guess the others move and strategize. It has to be said whether you like him or not, Modi is a hard worker and brings energy. Is he the smartest and an intellectual? Not at all. But for the most part he is honest, hard working and leads from the front. In that sense there is some similarity between IK and him except IK would be more of an intellectual. However will IK get a chance and will IK have the right policies? I can assure PK that you will have a revolutionary turn around IF you have the right leaders. For the last 25 years you have had poor leaders with the exception of maybe Musharraf. He fought corruption but at the end corruption defeated him
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May 28, 2016 06:43pm
Don't like Nawaz Sharif's policy and politics at all, but wish him well and speedy recovery after the surgery. After all he is still our PM and represents us all.
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May 28, 2016 06:46pm
As a Muslim I wish PM well but as a Pakistan's well wisher I hope he would give up politic and enjoy his wealth with his family
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May 28, 2016 06:58pm
@Hero Yes, InshaAllah
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May 28, 2016 06:59pm
@Hero Yes, InshaAllah...
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May 28, 2016 07:00pm
@Mohammed ...I am an Indian and completely second your statement...i do think his comment was pointless....thankfully people like him are few....most Indians are well aware of our issues and arent afraid to mask them.
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May 28, 2016 07:02pm
I wish he recovers soon. He has done a lot for the nation.
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May 28, 2016 07:03pm
Wish him quick recovery.
He has done a lot for the nation.
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May 28, 2016 07:13pm
He should have gone under surgery in India
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May 28, 2016 07:22pm
Prayers for the Pak PM - Amen, Jesus will heal. Wishing him well from India
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May 28, 2016 07:31pm
Heeraba, you have raised a gentleman.
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May 28, 2016 07:50pm
good
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May 28, 2016 07:53pm
Open heart surgeries called "CABG" are not very complicated and are done in every cities( even in big towns) in India. Why would the Pak PM go all the way to London for his bypass surgery ?? If it was like 15 yrs back then it's ok, but totally unacceptable these days. He should have had faith in Pakistani surgeons and medical system and happy got treated within the country. Anyways best wishes for his speedy recovery.
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May 28, 2016 08:02pm
Wish PM Nawaz Sharif get well soon and work harder to make his country progressive.
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May 28, 2016 08:16pm
A good gesture. We must appreciate it.
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May 28, 2016 08:18pm
He could have got his surgery done in India and saved his country the money to be spent.
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May 28, 2016 08:19pm
@M.Saeed you are human first before anything.
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May 28, 2016 08:30pm
Manmohan Singh, when he was PM of India, was treated in AIIMS, Delhi for coronary bypass surgery. NS should have had set the similar example.
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May 28, 2016 08:30pm
Nawaz Sharif is a good man who wants peace for all of us. Prayers and best wishes for him from India.
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May 28, 2016 08:42pm
RIP
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May 28, 2016 08:43pm
From India I would like to wish a safe operation and speedy recovery to pakistan PM Nawaz Sheriff, a man of peace. All peace loving people on both sides of the border would hope that he continues this attempt at peace after full recovery.
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May 28, 2016 09:02pm
Is it too much to ask the self-titled ILLUMINATI to not play the usual Indo-Pak politics at this time when the pakistani PM is going for heart surgery.
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May 28, 2016 09:04pm
Get well soon my lovely pm
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May 28, 2016 09:20pm
@Fanish ... Every day open heart surgery is done in Pakistan. Here are VIP charges for Agha Khan Hospital ... VIP 8 days Rs 934,320. In fact open heart surgery is being done since 1980's .
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May 28, 2016 10:29pm
He is fleeing the Panamapapers!
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May 28, 2016 11:24pm
@ mohammed...i support you here...i think many of us correlate india with a region or state...some region/state may be doing fantastic but as a whole we lag behind on many parameters...cleanliness,poverty,corruption etc..etc..we have neglected these parameters because for us this were of little importance...but now we as well as our prime minister realized that we have to nullify this evils in order to truly project ourselves as incredible...
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May 29, 2016 12:14am
Pakistan has nuclear weapons, cruise missiles but don't have a heart hospital ? Or Elites don't have faith in their Doctors ? What is the truth , will someone please clarify.
Ignorant
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May 29, 2016 12:41am
May you Mian sahab get well soon and continue to serve this nation. Ameen
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May 29, 2016 01:42am
Most time I see that both Indian and Pakistan's try to troll each other. Both are sovereign countries and have many challenges. Being an Indian I request to reader of both side that please don't behave like this, specially Indians. Mr. Modi wished it is good gesture why you people say PM Nawaj should come to Indian for treatment. It is about his health. He should go where he find comfort.
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May 29, 2016 04:53am
I take the opportunity and privilege through your esteemed newspaper to wish Zanab Nawaz Sharif, PM of Pakistan a speedy recovery of heart surgery to be taken on 31st of this month. - Bimal Chandra Jha
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May 29, 2016 06:36am
After his recovery, Nawaz Sharif must resign. His position on Panama money laundering companies is untenable.
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May 29, 2016 06:57am
We need pm.like Sharif who is experienced, calm and peaceful person. May Jesus keep him healthy and happy
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May 29, 2016 07:26am
@Mohammed You gave the example of Ecuador President. You could also have given example of Indian PM.
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May 29, 2016 05:38pm
get well soon PM
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May 30, 2016 11:48am
@anz Yes an Indian doctor from US was called for knee replacement of Mr Bajpai and Mr Manmohan Singh was operated in AIIMS a Govt hospital.
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