Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar To Be Shifted To Jail Monday Afternoon

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Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar to be shifted to Jail Monday afternoon

The Punjab Government had on Thursday night had extended the already granted short parole to them for attending the funeral prayers of late Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 15th September, 2018) Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Muhammad Safdar will be shifted back to Adiala Jail on September 17 at 4pm.

The Punjab Government had on Thursday night had extended the already granted short parole to them for attending the funeral prayers of late Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.

According to the Home Department notification, the extension in parole was accorded for five days from September 12 (4pm) till September 17 (4pm).

Earlier, Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Muhammad Safdar were permitted a short parole of 12 hours in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

All three were already availing a short parole of 12 hours but a notification in this regard was issued, thus enabling Nawaz Sharif and others to attend funeral prayers and burial of late Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.

The funeral prayer for the late Begum Kulsoom Nawaz was held at the Sharif Medical City Complex playground, Jati Umra, on Friday afternoon.

Prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil led the funeral prayer.

National leaders including former president Mamnoon Hussain, Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, former prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Syed Khursheed Shah (PPP), Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo, Rana Sanauulah and others attended the funeral prayers.

Mahnoor Sheikh

The writer is News Editor, Pakistan Point. She has graduated in Mass Communication and has worked in various media houses