Kulsoom Nawaz to remain on support system

ANI  |  London [United Kingdom] 

Doctors are keeping the wife of former Pakistani on the life support machine for now.

The condition of ailing Kulsoom has further deteriorated, as per The Nation.

Kulsoom was shifted to intensive care on June 14, after suffering a cardiac arrest.

She was then put on life support and is undergoing treatment.

Same day, Sharif with his daughter, Maryam Nawaz, had reached Muslim League-(PML-N) on Saturday arrived in to see his ailing sister-in-law.

Following the advice by the doctors, and his daughter, have delayed their return to

The counsels for Nawaz and Maryam have been asked to seek exemption from appearance in the accountability court of With the exemption request, they will also submit Kulsoom's medical report and the doctor's letter.

Last week, of Justice had permitted both the father-daughter duo to fly to On June 7, they were given a five-day exemption from the appearance before the accountability court in the corruption cases.

Meanwhile, the doctors and Sharif family are yet to decide whether to remove Kulsoom's life support or not.

Nawaz said, his wife was critical and still sedated.

Begum has underwent multiple surgeries from August 2017, after she was diagnosed with throat cancer (lymphoma). Her condition began to deteriorate in April this year, after which she was moved to London for treatment.

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First Published: Mon, June 18 2018. 15:10 IST