Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz dies in London

She was diagnosed with lymphoma (throat) cancer in August 2017

September 11, 2018 05:05 pm | Updated 07:53 pm IST - London

Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. File

Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. File

Begum Kulsoom, wife of jailed former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, died on Tuesday in London after a prolonged illness, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif said.

Ms. Kulsoom, who was under treatment at London’s Harley Street Clinic since June 2014, was placed on life support earlier on Tuesday as her health deteriorated, Geo TV reported.

The 68-year-old former first lady was diagnosed with lymphoma (throat) cancer in August 2017. She had married Sharif in April 1971.

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