LAHORE: Sharif family has finally broken silence over the health of disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate for NA-120 by-polls Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. Maryam Nawaz tweeted on Wednesday that Begum Maryam Nawaz has been diagnosed with lymphomia, a form of throat cancer and said that since the diagnosis has been made early, her chances of recovering from it are bright. My mother has been diagnosed with lymphoma, cancer of lymph nodes, left side of neck in her case. Her treatment begins immediately. — Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) August 23, 2017 [removed][removed] Drs hopeful that since it is diagnosed at an early stage,its curable. Thanku for yr kind prayers. May Allah bless her with complete recovery — Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) August 23, 2017 Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s borther in law Shahbaz Sharif also wished her good health and an early recovery. My best wishes & prayers for my Kalsoom bhabi for her quick recovery, good health & long life! The whole family stands by her… — Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) August 23, 2017 [removed][removed] Following the confirmation, the people of Pakistan extended their support to the former First Lady. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan also expressed his best wishes for Begum Kulsoom Nawaz on twitter. I wish her the best as she fights this disease and pray she wins her battle against cancer. https://t.co/6XpFpiZa2d — Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) August 23, 2017 [removed][removed] Begum Kulsoom Nawaz is PML-N’s candidate for NA-120 by-polls and during the course of her treatment, her election campaign will be overseen by Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shahbaz.