LONDON/ISLAMABAD: Police in the UK have arrested a man for allegedly trying to barge into the London hospital room of Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Naveed Farooq's attempt to enter her room was foiled by security personnel who then handed him over to the police for further interrogation, The Express Tribune reported.
Kulsoom, 68, underwent multiple surgeries last year to remove lymph nodes after she was diagnosed with throat cancer.
She recently suffered a cardiac arrest and was put on ventilator as her health deteriorated.
Sharif's son Hussain said that the person tried to enter his mother's room after duping the security guards.
"Family is quite disturbed and such people are contributing to the stress.
A suspicious person tried entering Kulsoom Nawaz's room without permission.
Security pulled out the person from her room," he said yesterday.
In April, Kulsoom's medical reports indicated that her health had worsened after her throat cancer began to spread to the rest of her body.
Late on Thursday, she was shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the London hospital after her condition deteriorated further, Maryam Nawaz, her daughter said.
Maryam, who flew to London along with her father, requested well-wishers to pray for her mother's health.
Kulsoom was readmitted to the hospital on Wednesday, where her health deteriorated and she was immediately taken to the emergency unit in the night and has not regained consciousness since.
Hussain also appealed to the nation to pray for his mother's wellness.
Sharif, 68, is currently in London along with Maryam to see Kulsoom, despite the anti-graft body's request to put their names on the Exit Control List fearing they may not return to face corruption cases in court.
Sharif could not travel to London in recent weeks as he has been facing trial since July, when the Supreme Court disqualified the thrice-elected premier from office over undisclosed assets.
Sharif denies any wrongdoing and has blamed "hidden hands" for his dismissal.
His case has been adjourned until June 19.
On June 7, Sharif and Maryam had sought a five-day exemption from their appearance before the accountability court in the corruption cases against the Sharif family.