Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif has ruled out leaving his wife’s side while she is on a ventilator at a London hospital, Express News reported.

Speaking to media on Saturday, the three-time premier asked reporters if it would be appropriate to return to Pakistan when Begum Kulsoom is fighting for life.

On June 14, Nawaz and daughter Maryam left for Britain’s capital after being granted a brief exemption from the ongoing corruption trial.
The Sharif family is facing trial at an accountability court in Islamabad on corruption references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the wake of Supreme Court’s July 28, 2017 verdict in Panamagate case disqualifying Nawaz and directing the anti-graft watchdog to launch an inquiry.