The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has offered best wishes to the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who will undergo an open-heart surgery.
“I would like to send my best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif and his family. Hope the surgery goes alright. We pray for his speedy recuperation,” President Ghani said in a Twitter post.
The Indian Prime Narendra Modi also tweeted “My best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif Sahab for his open heart surgery on Tuesday. And for his speedy recovery & good health.”
According to reports, Sharif is who is currently in London for medical check-up and will undergo open-heart surgery on Tuesday.
The daughter of prime minister, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, also confirmed through twitter that her father will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a statement from the Sharif’s office on Saturday said the prime minister was continuing to oversee state affairs in the days before his surgery.
“It is however natural and understandable that the Prime Minister will be off from any activities when [he] is actually operated on by the doctors,” the statement said.
The statement further added “God willing soon after the surgery, the Prime Minister will be supervising State’s affairs with the same spirit and energy.”
