Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar's parole extended till Sept 17

LAHORE: The Punjab government has extended the period of parole granted to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar till Monday to attend the funeral prayers of late Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.

This was notified by the Punjab home department on Thursday night.

Earlier, Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law were released on parole for twelve hours after his wife Begum Kulsoom breathed her last at a London hospital after around year-long battle against cancer.

The body of late Begum Kulsoom Nawaz was brought back to Pakistan from London and shifted to Jati Umra where her funeral prayers are scheduled to be held at 5:00 pm today.

The flight carrying Kulsoom Nawaz’s mortal remains landed at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore  in wee hours on Friday. It was later shifted to the Sharif Medical Complex, Jati Umra where her funeral will be held today.

Shehbaz Sharif, Asma Nawaz, and ten other members of the Sharif family accompanied the body on the flight (PK 758) to Lahore. Sons of Hussain Nawaz have also come along with the body.