ISLAMABAD — The wife of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif died at a hospital in London Tuesday after months in critical condition, a spokeswoman said. Maryam Aurangzeb, spokeswoman for the Pakistan Muslim League party, told The Associated Press that Kulsoom Nawaz passed before dawn. Shortly after the announcement of her death, Pakistani TV stations showed Sharif’s two sons and other relatives and supporters standing grimly outside the London hospital and receiving condolences. Sharif stepped down after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office last year for concealing his assets abroad. Later, he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison over the family’s purchase of luxury apartments in London.

Source: National Post September 11, 2018 12:28 UTC