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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif on the Verge of Having a Kidney Failure, May be Transferred to Hospital
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is on the verge of having a kidney failure and a medical board has recommended his immediate transfer from Adiala jail to a hospital, ANI reported on Sunday, 22 July, citing Pakistani media.
Regarding the development, Pakistani news channel Express News was quoted as saying:
The hospital in jail doesn’t have the facility where Nawaz Sharif could be given IV fluid. It is necessary to take him to hospital. If it is not done, a situation of emergency could arise at night.Express News
Amit Shah Meets Lata Mangeshkar
BJP Chief Amit Shah on Sunday, 22 July, met veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar as a part of the ‘Sampark for Samarthan’ campaign, ANI reported.
Over 30 Injured as Van Overturns in Odisha's Nabarangpur
Thirty-three persons, including 20 children and 9 women, were injured when a van they were travelling in overturned in Odisha's Nabarangpur district on Sunday, 22 July, police said.
The victims, mostly tribals from Ramasha village in Jharigam Block, were on their way to Papadahandi to witness the 'Bahuda Yatra' of Lord Jagannath when the accident took place on Umerkote-Papadahandi state highway, police said.
The injured were taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) at Papadahandi and 11 of them, including 4 children and 5 women, were later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here for treatment, they added.
Mumbai-London Jet Airways Flight Diverted to Romania Due to Medical Emergency
Mumbai - London Jet Airways flight (Jet Airways 9W 116) was diverted to Bucharest (Romania) due to a medical emergency, ANI reported.