LAHORE, Nov 19 (INP): Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif departed for London on Tuesday in an air ambulance, accompanied by Shehbaz Sharif and personal physician Doctor Adnan Khan.

The ambulance, which arrived at 8:45am at Lahore Airport will travel to Qatar first, from where it will continue its journey towards London.

According to details, seven people are travelling with Nawaz, along with his brother Shehbaz and physician Dr Adnan.

Earlier, talking to media persons PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said doctors had conducted a medical test in the morning.

"If Nawaz Sharif had left 15 days earlier, then his treatment would have already started by now," Aurangzeb said. “Nawaz will be taken to US for treatment."

Aurangzeb further shared that in the absence of Nawaz and Shehbaz, party affairs will be handled by the senior leadership of the PML-N.

Some 21 senior PML-N leaders were at the Hajj Terminal of the Lahore Airport to see off the former prime minister. Raja Zafarul Haq, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif, Marriyum Aurangzeb were present at the Hajj Terminal.

According to PML-N spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb, the air ambulance is equipped with an ICU and fully functional operation theater.

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