The disgraced former head of the country, along with his daughter and son-in-law, have been arrested and kept in Pakistan's Adiala jail after they were found guilty of purchasing posh apartments in the UK.

A jail administration official told Dawn that the medical team, led by retired General Azhar Kiani, visited Adiala jail and after medical check-up said Sharif needed to be hospitalised for immediate treatment.

He told the Pakistani news channel that the heartbeat of the former prime minister was irregular due to dehydration and the presence of urea in blood might affect his kidneys.

The recommendation of the medical team has been sent to Punjab health secretary and the caretaker government, reports said.

In a major blow to him and his party, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), ahead of the general elections, a Pakistani court on July 6 sentenced the former Prime Minister of the country to 10 years jail term over his family’s purchase of upscale London flats. 

Sharif was awarded ten years of jail and fined eight million pounds by the Pakistani court.

Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam was also sentenced to eight years in jail and fined two million pounds by the court.

They were arrested on July 13 after they reached Pakistan from London.

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