Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has made a telephone call to ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and conveyed his wishes for the health of the former premier's wife Kulsoom Nawaz, who has been diagnosed with throat cancer.
During the call, Gen Bajwa "expressed his best wishes and prayers for [the] health of Begum Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif", Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said in a tweet on Wednesday.
COAS made a tel call to Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Expressed his best wishes and prayers for health of Begum Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) August 23, 2017
Former first lady Kulsoom Nawaz was diagnosed with cancer after she left for London last week, where she underwent medical tests.
Her younger son Hassan Nawaz confirmed her ailment. Being in initial stages, the disease was curable, a leader of the ruling PML-N on Tuesday quoted him as saying from London.
