Sharif may be considered for possible toxicology screen if platelet count does not respond: Pak media reports

In a development likely to raise eyebrows, Pakistani media on Friday reported that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's toxicology screening for poisoning might be ordered 'if no cause or cure is found of his unstable platelets.'Nawaz Sharif, the former three-time Prime Minister of Pakistan, is currently receiving treatment in London.Geo News in its report said that "a leading University College Hospital and Harley Street Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Hematologists at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital have hinted that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's toxicology screening for poisoning will be ordered in London if no cause or cure is found of his unstable platelets.""If the platelet count does not respond, he may be considered for a possible toxicology screen. We want to target a platelet count between 50-150 to allow safe treatment with an anti-platelet therapy," Geo News cited Dr David R Lawrence as writing in a report submitted before the Lahore High Court today.Earlier on ..