Wife of ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif diagnosed with cancer

Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been diagnosed with throat cancer, reports BBC.

The news emerged days after she flew to London for medical tests. Party officials say the illness is treatable. Ms Nawaz is due to stand for election to parliament in a by-election in her husband's former seat next month. He was forced to resign in July after the Supreme Court disqualified him from office for not disclosing assets. Mr Sharif denies wrongdoing.

The couple's daughter, Maryam, is now expected to run her mother's political campaign while she undergoes treatment.

"Her cancer is treatable and we hope that she will recover soon enough, but it is likely that she won't be around during the days leading up to the election," a senior PML-N party member Mushahidullah Khan told BBC Urdu. Mr Sharif resigned after after becoming embroiled in the Panama papers scandal.

Wife of ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif diagnosed with cancer

Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been diagnosed with throat cancer, reports BBC. The news emerged days after she flew to London for medical tests. Party officials say the illness is treatable. Ms Nawaz is due to stand for election to parliament in a by-election in her husbands former seat next month. He was forced to resign in July after the Supreme Court disqualified him from office for not disclosing assets. Mr Sharif denies wrongdoing. The couples daughter, Maryam, is now expected to run her mothers political campaign while she undergoes treatment. Her cancer is treatable and we hope that she will recover soon enough, but it is likely that she wont be around during the days leading up to the election, a senior PML-N party member Mushahidullah Khan told BBC Urdu. Mr Sharif resigned after after becoming embroiled in the Panama papers scandal.