New Delhi, May 28 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended his best wishes to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for his open-heart surgey to be held in UK on Tuesday.
"My best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif Sahab for his open heart surgery on Tuesday. And for his speedy recovery & good health," Modi tweeted.
Sharif will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday.
Asif, also a confidante of 66-year-old Sharif, said doctors have advised the prime minister to undergo an open-heart surgery, following which he will be staying in the hospital for a week.
"The prime minister will travel after one week, on doctors permission," he added.
Sharifs daughter, Maryam Nawaz had confirmed on twitter that her father will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday.