ISLAMABAD: Medical board said an old spinal fracture that was causing the former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf to experience unbearable pain could not be fixed in Pakistan, thus he must travel abroad for an urgent surgical treatment.
A five-member medical board comprising leading physicians thoroughly examined former president’s vertebral column before issuing their advice on Tuesday. Experts say fractures like these have a very poor prognosis if left untreated. In some rare cases it could also lead to lifelong disablement, they added.
The case history shows the former president suffered bouts of stabbing pain in his back and leg for the first time two years back, while he was in Dubai.
It transpired that so far it has been tolerable for him but now his lower body is racked with crippling pain, which will not subside without surgical intervention.
The report further added that no Pakistani medical institution had the facilities as well expertise to perform such a sensitive surgery, thus Musharraf is advised to seek treatment in either Dubai, or North America or Europe.
Earlier, former military ruler’s lawyer Farogh Nasim submitted a reply at the Sindh High Court (SHC). Musharraf took the position in his 13-page response to the charges against him that the government was politically victimizing him.
"Cases against me were on the basis of political grounds," Musharraf said.
All the charges against Musharraf were refuted in the statement. He also informed the court that the apex court has not restricted his movement within or outside the country.
The reply reportedly added that the government had not been able to prove anything in the cases against him. Musharraf informed court that his ailing mother was being treated in Dubai and the government was not allowing him to visit UAE.
He also requested the court to take his name off the exit control list (ECL) so that he could visit UAE to see his mother.
