Yet another extension in the parole period of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz

Yet another extension in the parole period of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz

*LAHORE - Yet another extension has been made in the parole period of Maryam Nawaz and Nawaz Sharif by the Punjab government.*

*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.*

*They will be able to attend the funeral prayers and the Qul Khawani 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.