Shehbaz Sharif leaves for London to bring back Kulsoom Nawaz’s body

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif left for London on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz scheduled to be held tomorrow in Regent Plaza Park.
Shehbaz is travelling to London via Doha o n a foreign flight. He accompanied with other members of the family will return to the country on Friday at 6am along with Kulsoom’s body. The body of former first lady will be flown from Heathrow airport on Thursday at 10pm PST via PIA flight PK-758.
Nawaz Sharif sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz won’t be in Lahore to attend the funeral prayers owing to legal complications.
A second funeral prayer will be offered after Friday prayer following which Kulsoom will be buried alongside her father-in-law, Mian Sharif, at Jati Umra.
On the other hand, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar have been released on parole from Adiala Jail and shifted to Jati Umra.
Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, passed away at London’s Harley Street Clinic on Tuesday after a prolonged battle with cancer.