2013 Pakistani general election. Political career Kulsoom was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time from NA-120 (Lahore-III) as a candidate of PML (N) in by-polls held in September 2017. She secured 59,413 votes and defeated Yasmin Rashid of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The NA-120 seat fell vacant after her husband, Nawaz Sharif, was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the Panama Papers case. She was unable to take oath as member of the National Assembly due to her illness. She was known for maintaining a low profile. Death and funeral Nawaz was diagnosed with lymphoma in August 2017 and received treatment in London. She underwent several sessions of chemotherapy and radiotherapy during her illness. In June 2018, Nawaz suffered cardiac arrest and was placed on a ventilator. On 10 September 2018, she was readmitted to the hospital and was put on the ventilator. She died on the 11 September 2018 at the age of 70 in London while both her husband Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam were serving jail terms. Her husband and daughter were granted timed-parole in order to attend her funeral. On 13 September 2018, a funeral prayer for Nawaz was held in a Regent's Park mosque in London. Following which her body was flown from the Heathrow Airport to Lahore on a Pakistan International Airlines flight. On 14 September 2018, in Lahore, a funeral prayer led by Maulana Tariq Jameel was offered at Sharif Medical City around 5:30 pm PKT before she was laid to rest in Jati Umra. References 1950 births 2018 deaths Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Pakistani expatriates in Saudi Arabia Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent Presidents of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) Punjabi people Spouses of prime ministers of Pakistan Forman Christian College alumni University of the Punjab alumni People from Lahore Sharif family Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from lymphoma Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018