Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished a speedy recovery to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who will undergo an open-heart surgery in London, on Tuesday.

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Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz, has confirmed on twitter that her father will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday. "Prayers are the most effective and potent medicines. Millions will pray for him so he will be fine," she tweeted.

Taking to micro-blogging site, PM Modi said, "My best wishes to PM Nawaz Sharif Sahab for his open heart surgery on Tuesday. And for his speedy recovery & good health."

Maryam then went on to explain her father's medical condition, saying: "In 2011 Nawaz Sharif had a cardiac procedure called 'Atrial Fibrillation Ablation', during which certain complications occurred resulting in perforation of heart which was in turn treated by open heart surgery." Therefore, Sharif had been visiting his doctor for follow up, she said.

"After some recent symptoms a team of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons carried out some scans and tests, following which they decided to go for an open heart surgery," she aded.

This is Sharif's second trip to London for medical check-up in few weeks' time. He had gone to London on May 22 for a medical checkup and was supposed to come back in a week.