Overview
- The former prime minister and PML-N president departed from his Jati Umra residence for Lahore airport on Saturday before flying to London.
- Family sources say his physician, Dr Adnan, is accompanying him and he is expected to return in about two weeks.
- Officials and cited sources characterize the trip as strictly health-related with no political objectives.
- The visit fits a recurring pattern of London travel for treatment that draws sustained public and media attention.
- He recently cast his vote in favor of the 27th Amendment Bill during a contentious National Assembly session.