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Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's wife, has reportedly been diagnosed with throat cancer, a high-level PML-N source said on Tuesday.
A senior PML-N party leader close to the Sharif family confirmed to Dawn that the cancer had been detected in London where Begum Kulsoom was undergoing medical checkups.
The PML-N source speaking to Dawn said that she was likely to opt for chemotheraphy instead of surgery. However, he added, this is an initial diagnosis and further information will be made available as more tests are conducted.
Geo News on Tuesday also reported that Begum Kulsoom had been diagnosed with throat cancer, citing doctors in the United Kingdom. The doctors added that the cancer is treatable.
Kulsoom Nawaz left for London unexpectedly on August 17 for a medical checkup.
Her flight departed hours ahead of her scheduled appearance before the Election Commission of Pakistan, where her nomination papers were to be scrutinised for the upcoming NA-120 by-poll on Sept 17.
The seat fell vacant after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court in the Panamagate case on July 28 on charges of concealing his salary from a Dubai-based company, which he claims he had never received.
Geo News reported that Maryam Nawaz, Sharif's daughter, will run the election campaign in Begum Kulsoom's absence.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:34pm
Almighty bless the strong lady and give her quick recovery may be she should give second though as a candidate in up coming NA 120 Lahore seat.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:35pm
Keeping politics aside, wishing a healthy and speedy recovery to Kulsoom Nawaz.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:35pm
Wishing her quick recovery.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:37pm
Hope get well soon
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Aug 22, 2017 07:39pm
Will she go to SKMH in Lahore for her treatment?
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Aug 22, 2017 07:41pm
Wish you speedy and fast recovery madam, with Gods help you can beat cancer with ease.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:41pm
Treatable and curable hopefully. Best of wishes for the ex first lady.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:44pm
Very sad, wish her a speedy recovery. God bless..
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Aug 22, 2017 07:44pm
She should focus on her health. Best wishes for her quick recovery. Ameen!
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Aug 22, 2017 07:46pm
Wish you speedy and fast recovery madam
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Aug 22, 2017 07:50pm
Get well soon.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:50pm
You might consider Shoukat khanum for treatment. Wish you speedy recovery.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:50pm
Good Luck!
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Aug 22, 2017 07:53pm
I pray for a quick recovery of this great lady. May the Almighty God protect the whole noble Sharif family. Pakistan needs them.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:55pm
wishing a quick recovery! she should rest now.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:55pm
wish her good health and speedy recovery...
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Aug 22, 2017 07:55pm
We wish he quick recovery. May be she should get best treatment at Shaukat Khanum Cancer hospital in Lahore
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Aug 22, 2017 07:57pm
Best wishes and prayers for her quick recovery.
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Aug 22, 2017 07:59pm
Wishing her speedy recovery. Next stop Shaukat Khanum, Lahore then?
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Aug 22, 2017 08:07pm
@Mohammed She is already in UK, and I would assume that is under treatment now. I wish her well, and hope Mr Sharif consider giving her his best attention, and leave the politics for another day.
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Aug 22, 2017 08:12pm
Wishing her quick recovering,
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Aug 22, 2017 08:15pm
Wish her complete recovery. Under these circumstances, her priority must be first and foremost to her own health and well being, as it should above and beyond everything else.
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Aug 22, 2017 08:20pm
Though not a fan of Sharif family (and most other political families for that matter), I wish her all the best and pray for her speedy and full recovery.
I would also like to pray for the health and well-being of all common people of Pakistan (as well as common people elsewhere), as unlike elites, they do not have such medical facilities available to them and more often than not their serious illnesses (like cancer) go undetected, causing loss of so many lives which could otherwise have been saved if a good health system is available to them.
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Aug 22, 2017 08:35pm
Wishing her get well soon
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Aug 22, 2017 08:38pm
Wishig her full recovery and good health
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Aug 22, 2017 08:46pm
Hope , pray, and wish she gets to her former excellence soon.
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Aug 22, 2017 08:53pm
Regardless of political affiliation, we all pray for her smooth recovery.
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Aug 22, 2017 09:47pm
May she recover soon. I am happy to see people from
All sides of the political divide praying for her recovery. Gives me hope.
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Aug 22, 2017 09:50pm
Sorry to hear that.
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Aug 22, 2017 09:50pm
Throat cancer people don't talk well; Have God mercy please quit from election and get rest
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Aug 22, 2017 09:53pm
I was also diagnosed with Oral Cancer (Cancer of Tongue-T2N0) In 2007. I underwent surgery followed by Radiotherapy. So far the cancer has not resurfaced. As regards the report that she has told NO to surgery and has opted for Chemotherapy, my understanding is that it is not patient's choice but determined on the basis of thickness of the tumour, area affected by the cancer, physical and mental condition of the patient etc.
I will pray for her early recovery.
R. S. Menon, Bangalore
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Aug 22, 2017 10:19pm
Am a PTI voter from Lahore. Our prayers are for her full recovery.
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Aug 22, 2017 10:20pm
As PTI supporter, I wish her best of health. And hope they recognize pain and suffering of this diseases which poor Pakistani facing.
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Aug 22, 2017 10:24pm
I hope Mrs. Shareef is fully cured and whatever decision family/doctor takes about chemo/surgery works perfectly fine for her. I also want to remind everyone including myself that this life is very short and we don't know what's next in bag for us. All the tangibles that we gather in our lifetime will stay here and what we will be taking with us are our deeds.
Best
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Aug 22, 2017 10:25pm
wishing her a healthy life
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Aug 22, 2017 10:40pm
Wish her and all cancer sufferers a speedy recovery-
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Aug 22, 2017 11:00pm
Sorry to find out this news, I wish her speedy recovery. She should focus on her health and withdraw from her candidacy of NA-120. Wishing her best of health.
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Aug 22, 2017 11:25pm
Wishing her complete and rapid recovery.
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Aug 22, 2017 11:29pm
She should contact SKMH for treatment. Their success rate in treating cancer is very high. May God give her a happy healthy life, Ameen.
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Aug 22, 2017 11:30pm
@Mohammed : What a shallow comment. SKMH is not the only hospital in Pakistan for cancer treatment. Grow up and rise above politics.
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Aug 22, 2017 11:42pm
God bless her.
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Aug 23, 2017 01:13am
I pray for her early recovery.
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Aug 23, 2017 01:31am
Wish her complete recovery. Medical diagnosis should be confidential and not discussed in public unless family wants it otherwise.
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Aug 23, 2017 01:45am
Does she know that hospitals in lahore have multiple patients in single bed. One example is sheikh zayed hospital... Why should I pray for her if she has no sympathy with people of Pakistan? Still I feel pitty for her and hope she will feel the same for common people.
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Aug 23, 2017 02:09am
@Ali so true, only if we truly understand
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Aug 23, 2017 02:37am
Participating in politics will be additional stress in this situation. Nawaz Sharif family should make a pragmatic decision.
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Aug 23, 2017 02:49am
They have plenty of money for treatment, I am sorry she has this problem but think of the poor in Pakistan who can not afford these treatments because of PML-N policy, sounds cold but it true
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Aug 23, 2017 03:06am
Why do senior Politicians and their families travel abroad for their Medical check up's ?
Are Medical Services not up to par with international standards at home ?
If not why aren't the politicians ensuring they are ? But, yet they are good for the voters ???
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Aug 23, 2017 03:17am
I sincerely hope that she recovers and gets well soon as I honestly think she is a simple person and a housewife. However, she could have gotten this check up at Shaukat Khanum Cancer hospital in Lahore. In any case, the Sharifs need to understand that Begum Kulsoom's health is more important than politics and they should not put her under stress.
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Aug 23, 2017 03:21am
a very courageous lady indeed
may God help her
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Aug 23, 2017 04:09am
I wish her rapid recovery.
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Aug 23, 2017 04:17am
Very sorry to hear this sad news. May her treatment get her speedy recovery.
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Aug 23, 2017 05:38am
Prayers from india
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Aug 23, 2017 05:43am
wishing her speedy recovery , she is a brave woman and capable of fighting it out
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Aug 23, 2017 06:03am
Best wishes for a full recovery.
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Aug 23, 2017 06:07am
Shawkat Khanum is a very good place to get treatment for her malady. As good as London.
Wishing her all the best & may Almighty God grant her full recovery.
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Aug 23, 2017 06:59am
@R. S. Menon you are absolutely right. First of all throat cancer can not be diagnosed with blood tests and biopsy is needed to confirm clinical suspicion. Surgery is the first option for cure followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. To say that family has decided chemotherapy is taken with pinch of salt. I am clinician myself.
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Aug 23, 2017 07:14am
I am not PML N supporter but politics aside and I pray from the bottom of my heart for her speedy recovery and wish her long and healthy life.
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Aug 23, 2017 07:52am
Wish her a good health. Feel sad to read this news.
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Aug 23, 2017 09:27am
Get well Soon Kulsoom Nawaz. Not a fan of PMNL at all.
@R. S. Menon Glad you are doing well. May Almighty give you good health and happiness. Prayers for you my brother from Sindh, Pakistan.
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Aug 23, 2017 11:01am
God Bless You and your family.
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Aug 23, 2017 04:15pm
I can't believe in it. This can be a political probe. If it's true l wish her health .
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Aug 23, 2017 04:45pm
From personal experience, Cancer is a dreaded disease. I hope and wish she beats it--all the best to her and her family.
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Aug 24, 2017 03:51pm
We shall pray for her wellness. Gods blessings.
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Aug 25, 2017 04:39am
May Alla give His shifa to mrs. Kulsoom. There is good treatment for early stage cancer.
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