Kulsoom Nawaz underwent throat surgery in London

Kulsoom Nawaz underwent throat surgery in London

LONDON: Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, underwent throat cancer surgery on Thursday, said her daughter Maryam Nawaz. 

In a tweet posted on the same day, Maryam asked the public to pray for her mother as she was undergoing a surgery. 

Nawaz saw her off before she was taken to the operation theatre at a hospital in central London.

Kulsoom Nawaz underwent medical check-ups in London, after which doctors diagnosed her with throat cancer.

Later, her daughter Maryam Nawaz confirmed the news in a tweet saying Kulsoom Nawaz was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes.