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ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Wednesday decided to extend former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter, Maryam, and son-in-law Captain (retd) Mohammad Safdar’s parole by three days.
The three released from Adiala Jail on parole hours after Nawaz ‘s ailing wife. Begum Kulsoom, passed away at a hospital in London on Tuesday.
Nawaz, Maryam and Capt (retd) Safdar initially released on a 12-hour parole to attend Begum Kulsoom’s funeral.
Speaking to reporters, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar confirmed that They will extend Nawaz, Maryam and Capt (retd) Safdar’s parole.
He dismissed reports that They declared Jati Umra a sub-jail.
“They are in police custody. We will abide by the rules of parole,” he added.
The Sharif family requested for a five-day parole granted to the three. They are currently serving sentences at Adiala Jail.
Police escorted Nawaz, Maryam and Capt (retd) Safdar from Adiala Jail to the Nur Khan Airbase. From where they were brought to Lahore via a special flight at 2:30 am on Wednesday.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif accompanied the three on the flight to Lahore. Hours after Begum Kulsoom’s passing, Shahbaz had flown from Lahore to Rawalpindi and went straight to Adiala jail to condole to his brother, Nawaz, and niece, Maryam. He also discussed shifting of Begum Kulsoom’s body and their release on parole for her burial.
According to the Punjab Home Department spokesperson, They also decided to extend Nawaz, Maryam and Capt Safdar’s parole by three days.
A summary in this regard forwarded to the Punjab chief minister.
The spokesperson further said, “The extension will be in effect from midnight and will expire on Saturday night.”
“In case of a delay in Begum Kulsoom’s funeral, the parole will further extend,” the spokesperson added.
Further, the spokesperson denied that Jati Umra has been declared sub-jail.
Begum Kulsoom, the wife of former prime minister Nawaz, passed away in London on Tuesday after battling cancer.
Doctors diagnosed her with lymphoma last year, barely a month after SC removed Nawaz from office, and also ordered him to face trial in an anti-corruption court.
Nawaz stayed in London with his cancer-stricken wife before the anti-graft court handed him a 10-year jail term and also sentenced his presumed political heir, Maryam, to seven years in prison over the purchase of luxury flats in London in the 1990s.
Shareef, Maryam and Captain (retd) Safdar are currently at their Jati Umra residence.
PML-N leaders and family members have been arriving at their residence to extend condolences.
The funeral prayers of ex-premier Nawaz Sharif’s wife, Begum Kulsoom, will be offered at the Regent Park mosque on Thursday after Zuhr and her body will be flown to Lahore after completion of legal formalities.
Her body has been moved to a mortuary near the Regent Park mosque.
The Sharif family has said that the former premier’s wife will be laid to rest on Friday in Jati Umra.
