Ex-PM Gowda shifted to ward, progress being monitored by team of medical experts
Bengaluru (PTI): Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda who is hospitalised with an infection, has been shifted to the ward, the hospital treating him said on Wednesday.
The 92-year-old JD(S) patriarch is currently managed medically, and his progress is being monitored by a team of medical experts, it said.
"Honourable former PM H D Deve Gowda was admitted to Manipal Hospital at Old Airport Road with an infection yesterday . He is currently managed medically and is shifted to the ward. His progress is being monitored by a team of medical experts," the hospital said in a statement.
He was earlier being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Though the hospital has not specified the exact nature of the infection, according to sources, he had developed urinary tract infection.
Gowda has been active politically and had even addressed a press conference at the party office here on October 3.
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China confirms its support to Pakistan during four-day conflict with India
Beijing (PTI): China, for the first time, has confirmed that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during the four-day conflict with India last year, official media reports here said.
China's state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday aired an interview with Zhang Heng, an engineer from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China's (AVIC) Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute, a key developer of China’s advanced fighter aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle design.
Zhang had provided technical support to Pakistan during the four-day war last May, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported, quoting CCTV.
Pakistan's air force operates a fleet of Chinese-made J-10CE jets, produced by an AVIC subsidiary.
"At the support base, we frequently heard the roar of fighter jets taking off and the constant wail of air-raid sirens. By late morning, in May, the temperature was already approaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). It was a real ordeal for us, both mentally and physically,” Zhang said.
What drove his team was the "desire to do an even better job with on site support” and to ensure their equipment could “truly perform at its full combat potential”, Zhang told CCTV.
“That wasn’t just a recognition of the J10CE; it was also a testament to the deep bond we formed through working side by side, day in and day out,” he said.
