Kulsoom’s condition deteriorates, shifted to ICU

LONDON: The condition of Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has suddenly deteriorated after which she was rushed to the ICU from the emergency unit, sources informed on Thursday.

Kulsoom Nawaz fell down in the ICU after suffering cardiac arrest and she has not regained consciousness till this report was being filed. The wife of former premier was re-admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. Doctors, who have been doing regular checkups of Kulsoom Nawaz, had advised that she should be hospitalised for further treatment.

Nawaz Sharif, along with daughter Maryam Nawaz, left for London earlier today to spend Eid with his ailing wife. Maryam, in a tweet, informed of their departure and requested prayers for her mother's healthallegation comes to the fore against any judge of superior judiciary or NAB chairman, the matter is referred to the SJC.

The petitioner had taken the plea in his petition that leveling allegations by politicians against their rivals under political motives was acceptable. However, a revered institution like NAB should not become a tool in any political campaign against any politician. In this regard, it is the basic responsibility of NAB to avoid issuing press releases with reference to such allegations that need more investigation.

It was said in the petition that the NAB chairman had issued a press release on May 8 that Nawaz Sharif transferred $4.9 billion to India through money laundering.

The petition further said that Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal is unable to perform his duties by staying neutral. Therefore, he should be sacked from his office. He demanded in his petition that the NAB chairman should either tender an unconditional apology or the SJC should give such a decision which meets the norms of justice.