LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday offered Eidul Azha prayers in the Pakistani High Commission in London.
His sons Hasan and Hussain Nawaz were also with him on the occasion.
Talking to the media, he said that his wife Kulsoom Nawaz’s condition was now better. He said that he would formally address the media after some days.
The ousted premier reached London on Thursday morning to meet his wife who is suffering from throat cancer. He also met the doctors who assured him that his wife’s disease was curable but would require her to stay in the hospital for the next few weeks. Earlier, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz was diagnosed with throat cancer on August 22 after she went to London for an unexpected checkup on August 17. She was due to lead her campaign in the NA-120 by-polls which are scheduled for September 17.
However, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) did not change their candidate for the much-hyped by-polls, and Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, is leading the election campaign on behalf of her mother.
Earlier, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz underwent a successful surgery in London. She was diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma earlier this month.
Reports said she underwent a successful surgery in London and would be moved to an intensive care unit.
Although there has been no official word on the surgery from the Sharif family, Maryam Nawaz retweeted messages congratulating her upon successful completion of the medical procedure. “Ami in surgery at the moment. Request you all to pray for her. Thank you,” Maryam Nawaz earlier said on Twitter.
Published in Daily Times, September 2nd 2017.
