LONDON: Former first lady Kulsoom Nawaz’s vital organs are functioning normally.
According to reports, the former premier’s wife opened her eyes once after being put on life support. Doctors treating Begum Kulsoom told former prime minister Nawaz Sharif that her condition was highly critical.
In a briefing to the Sharif family, the five-member board of doctors shared that Begum Kulsoom would not be taken off the ventilator for now and asked Nawaz to wait for another review of her condition, the timeline of which has not been given at the moment.
Reports also said that the doctors informed Nawaz, Maryam and Shehbaz Sharif that Kulsoom’s condition has not deteriorated but has not improved significantly either since last Thursday.
Speaking to the reporters, Nawaz’s son Hussain Nawaz requested the nation to pray for his mother’s health and added that Kulsoom will be on the ventilator for an indefinite period.
He said that his mother’s condition is still critical. “Doctors are keeping us up-to-date with their daily review. My mother is unconscious, we are not sure if she can listen to us or not,” he said.
The former prime minister’s eldest son said that the doctor and family cannot give a timeline on when she will be taken off from the ventilator. “According to the doctors her vital organs are strong and working fine,” he added.
The ex-prime minister’s wife was admitted to the hospital on June 14 after suffering a cardiac arrest and has been on life support since.
Nawaz and his daughter, Maryam, reached London the same day to tend to Kulsoom.
