Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he would to return to Pakistan after the recovery of his wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, whose health condition was still critical and she was on a ventilator. Nawaz said he had planned to return to Pakistan soon after seeing his ailing wife in London and had even got booked his return ticket. However, when he came to London, he found her in critical condition. He could not leave his wife in such condition, so he decided to return to the country after she got recovered, he added.
He was talking to media persons on Saturday afternoon here outside the Harley Street Clinic where Begum Kulsoom Nawaz is being treated. Nawaz Sharif thanked the nation for praying for his wife and said that she still needed their prayers. Kulsoom was not out of danger and since his arrival here he could not talk with her as she was in coma, he added.
It may be mentioned that Begum Kulsoom Nawaz suffered a cardiac arrest a few days back and was shifted to Harley Street Clinic. A larger number of political workers and leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, including former ministers Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Khawaja Muhammad Asif, and Senator Nihal Hashmi visited the Harley Street Clinic to inquire after the health of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.