Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday excused himself from chairing a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as he has been advised rest by doctors until his backache gets better.
“Shehbaz was scheduled to chair a PAC meeting on law and order, however, owing to his backache and in keeping with the advise of doctors he will not be chairing the session,” a PML-N official was quoted to have said in reports.
On Wednesday, doctors examined Shehbaz’s back and neck after he complained of severe pain and conducted a physiotherapy. “Doctors advised Shehbaz to restrict his movement and exercise,” the official said.
Shehbaz, who is in the custody of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), was elected as PAC chairman unopposed on December 21. His name for the post of committee chairman was suggested by lawmaker Sheikh Rohail Asghar and confirmed by Mushahid Hussain.
Published in Daily Times, January 4th 2019.
