Is CM Maryam Nawaz suffering from throat cancer?
Unverified reports suggesting that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, igniting widespread concern and speculation across social media.
Maryam Nawaz recently travelled to Geneva for medical treatment related to a throat condition.
Senior Punjab minister Maryam Aurangzeb and her father, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, accompanied her.
Is CM Maryam Nawaz suffering from throat cancer?
Following her departure, rumours began circulating online, particularly after journalist Mansoor Ali Khan claimed that her visit was prompted by a diagnosis of throat cancer, a statement that alarmed many of her supporters.
Khan stated that her trip was not for a routine check-up but was due to a cancer diagnosis.
Meanwhile, PML-N leaders have rejected these claims, calling them baseless.
They insist that Maryam’s health issues are not as serious as rumoured and are merely related to a pre-existing throat condition.
This is not the first time Maryam Nawaz has sought treatment for her throat.
She previously visited Geneva during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government for similar concerns and underwent surgery.
According to reports, prior to leaving for Geneva, Maryam had also consulted doctors at Sharif Medical City Hospital in Lahore.
Reports indicate her condition took an unexpected turn, necessitating immediate travel to Switzerland.
Sources close to the family suggest that two years ago, during a thyroid examination, concerns were raised about potential cancer.
She recently underwent follow-up tests in Geneva, with results expected in the coming days.
– Follow up (14-11-2024)
Maryam Nawaz’s clarification regarding throat cancer
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday rejected the cancer rumours, saying only two countries in the world do the parathyroid treatment.
Expressing her thoughts in London, CM Maryam said, “The country has always witnessed the prosperity during the Nawaz Sharif-led government. The PML-N is having a track record of steering the country towards stability.”
She said, “I had undergone the operation of parathyroid from Geneva last year.”
CM Maryam said, “The hospital comprised of 1,000 beds is being built in Lahore, which will be the first state-of-the-art hospital in the public sector.”
“The medicines are being dispatched to the patients’ houses. The ‘Apni Chhat Apna Ghar’ scheme had also been launched in the entire Punjab,” she said.
She made it clear that the meritocracy was prevailing in Punjab, saying, “The recruitment is being made in Punjab through meritocracy.”
Denouncing the political opponents, she said, “The party that has spread unrest in the country is getting weaker. The masses have given no response to that party’s call of staging the protests.”
“Despite giving the call to stage the protests, the party failed to gather more than 500 people. The opponents have nothing to berate,” CM Maryam said.
She stated, “Staging the politics does not mean to hurl foul language.”
