LONDON – Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam have, for the time being,delayed their return to Pakistan owing to the prevailing illness of KulsoomNawaz.

Sources said the former premier, who reached London along with his daughteron Thursday to tend to his ailing wife, was advised by doctors to delay hisreturn to the country — which was initially planned for today.

According to sources, the counsels for Nawaz and Maryam will submit anexemption from appearance request in the accountability court of Islamabadhearing corruption cases against them.

The former premier and his family are facing three corruption referencesfiled by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) following hisdisqualification in July last year.

Sources said the counsels for the accused will submit Kulsoom’s medicalreport and the doctor’s letter with the exemption request.