Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif’s Wife Kulsoom Passes Away in London
Kulsoom Nawaz was placed on life support system earlier in the day as her health deteriorated.
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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz passed away at a hospital in London on Tuesday, 11 September, after a prolonged battle with cancer, reported ANI.
Kulsoom Nawaz was placed on life support system earlier in the day as her health condition deteriorated, reported IANS.
The three-time former first lady was diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma in August last year and had been since then in London where she underwent multiple surgeries.
She suffered a cardiac arrest in June this year and was put on ventilator as her health deteriorated.
She was elected from Lahore's NA-120 constituency in a by-election after her husband was disqualified from the seat by the Supreme Court last year but left for Britain even before she could start campaigning.
In her absence, Maryam ran her campaign. Due to her illness, Kulsoom was unable to return and formally take oath as a member of the National Assembly.
Born in 1950 in Lahore to a Kashmiri family, Kulsoom attended Islamia College and graduated from the Forman Christian College in Lahore. She received a Master's degree in Urdu from Punjab University in 1970.
(With inputs from IANS, ANI and PTI.)
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