Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday returned to the country from the UK to face corruption and money laundering charges in the Panama Papers scandal. He was in London to be with his ailing wife Kulsoom who is undergoing treatment for throat cancer.<br/><br/>Party officials said, Sharif decided to return after consultations with senior party leaders including his younger brother and Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in London.<br/><br/>Sharif stepped down after the Supreme Court disqualified him on July 28 from continuing in his office for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children.<br/>'<br/>The National Accountability Bureau last week froze the bank accounts and seized properties of Sharif and his family members to put pressure on them to appear before the court.<br/><br/>Earlier, Sharif skipped a court hearing last week to defy the cases. His family has alleged that the cases are politically motivated.