Parole of Sharif, Maryam, son-in-law extended by three days

September 12, 2018 15:06

The parole of Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam, and son-in-law Capt (retd) Mohammad Safdar was extended by three days on Wednesday to allow them to attend the funeral of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, according to a media report. The three were released from the Adiala Jail on parole, hours after Sharif's ailing wife Kulsoom, passed away at a hospital in London on Tuesday. They were initially released on a 12-hour parole. The Sharif family had requested that a five-day parole be granted to the three. -- PTI

Image: Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam at Abu Dhabi airport on July 12 before their arrest. Pic courtesy: @MaryamNSharif

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