Sharif and his family have denied any wrongdoing and allege that the corruption cases against them were politically motivated
Sharif has been serving a seven-year prison term at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore since December 24, 2018
Nawaz Sharif is barred from leaving Pakistan
Sharif's brother and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif said the three-time former prime minister is in "high spirits" but still requires immediate medical treatment
The Punjab home department has declared the private ward of Jinnah Hospital a 'sub-jail' for the duration of Sharif's stay
The decision to place the names of the Sharif family on ECL was taken on August 20 last year during a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan
Punjab Information Minister Fayazul Hasan Chohan said Sharif will be shifted to the hospital on Saturday
A panel of experts appointed by the government to examine the former premier also recommended that he should be given proper medical attention
"Even a special medical board that earlier examined Mr Sharif had suggested shifting him to hospital for treatment but the government did not heed to the suggestion"
Sharif, 69, was taken to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore from Kot Lakhpat Jail in high security
Sharif, 69, has been serving a seven-year jail term in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case
Sharif is currently in jail after an anti-corruption court sentenced him on December 24 to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case
Sharif has been shifted to the barrack where former president Asif Ali Zardari was also kept in corruption cases in 1990s
The Supreme Court set the deadline for Monday to wrap up the remaining two corruption cases against the three-time former prime minister
Last week, the judge rejected application by Sharif's lawyer Khawaja Harris to provide one week time to submit more documents but allowed him to provide any document by Friday last
In earlier court order, Sharif was sentenced to 11 years
Nawaz Sharif's wife Kulsoom Nawaz passed way in London on Tuesday after a period of prolonged illness. She was 68.
Following the hearing, the accountability court Judge Arshad Malik adjourned the hearing and summoned the investigation officer of the cases on August 15
Sharif, 68, is already serving jail terms of 10-years in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi
The companies are owned by Hussain. Assets in question are four expensive flats in London worth over 200 million pounds