Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, today underwent a second surgery in London in connection with her throat cancer.
She had undergone her first surgery for early-stage lymphoma last week.
Sharif and his sons -- Hasan and Hussain -- remained in hospital in London during the second surgery. They appealed for prayers and for the fast recovery of Kulsoom.
Although, the ruling PML-N had declared her first surgery successful, doctors have suggested more surgeries. The PML-N also declared today's surgery "successful".
Sharif, who was supposed to return last Friday, has extended his stay because of the condition of his wife.
"Nawaz Sharif will only return after his wife's health improves," Senator Pervaiz Rashid, a close aide of Sharif, said.
"Mian Sahib will wait for some more reports before deciding about his date of return to Pakistan," Rashid said.
Rashid, however, rejected rumours that Sharif may not return to Pakistan to face corruption and money laundering cases against him in the accountability court.
"Mr Sharif will face the accountability like he did in the past and he will return soon after the recovery of his wife," Rashid said.
Asked about the Sharif family members' obtaining American visas, Rashid said, "The Sharif family members had only obtained the US visas in connection with Kulsoom's treatment. Nawaz Sharif has no plans to leave for America."
Sharif left for London on August 30 to see his ailing wife who has been diagnosed with early-stage lymphoma. The Sharif family, quoting doctors, had said "her cancer is curable".
Kulsoom is the PML-N's candidate for Lahore's NA-120 by- poll scheduled to be held on September 17. Her daughter Maryam is running her election campaign. Maryam chose to stay in Pakistan to run Kulsoom's election campaign.
According to the PML-N, Kulsoom had not been well for quite sometime but Sharif preferred to pitch her on his constituency making her a possible candidate for the prime minister's slot.
The seat fell vacant after Supreme Court disqualified Sharif on July 28 in Panama Papers case.
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