AMN / LONDON / ISLAMABAD
Begun Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, passed away in a London hospital on Tuesday after prolong illness
She was suffering from cancer and was under treatment for the past several months at London’s Harley Street Clinic.
Begum Kulsoom was diagnosed with lymphoma (throat) cancer in August 2017. She has undergone several sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
میری بھابھی اور میاں نواز شریف صاحب کی اہلیہ بیگم کلثوم نواز اب ہم میں نہیں رہیں، اللہ تعالٰی انکی مغفرت فرمائے: شہباز شریف
ﺇﻧَّﺎﻟِﻠّٰﻪ ﻭﺇﻧَّﺎﺇﻟَﻴْﻪِ ﺭَﺍﺟِﻌُﻮْﻥ— PMLN (@pmln_org) September 11, 2018
She was feeling better for the last month but was shifted to the hospital last night in emergency and put on ventilator again, her son Hussain Nawaz said.
Family sources confirm that she will be laid to rest in Pakistan after family gets death certificate from the hospital and then the coroner will issue ‘out of England’ order.
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz are serving jail term in Adiala. Both of them were in London to see her when they were convicted of corruption in Avenfield reference on July 06.
She remained unconscious all the time and unfortunately they returned to Pakistan without speaking to her.
#RIP #KulsoomNawaz
May Allah grant her a place in Jannah and may Allah give sabar to the family members. Ameen pic.twitter.com/cdrwr8RQeu— Sanam Balochians (@SanamBalochfans) September 11, 2018
PM Imran Khan Condole the demise
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of Begum Kulsoom.
In a statement, the prime minister said all facilities will be provided to the family and heirs of Begum Kulsoom as per law. He directed the London High Commission to assist the grieved family.
Jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd.) Safdar will be granted parole for the funeral and burial of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, Geo news reported.