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Ex Pak PM Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz laid to rest

Ex Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's wife Kulsoom Nawaz laid to rest

TIL Desk/World/Lahore/ Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz was laid to rest here on Friday in the presence of thousands of PML-N supporters, senior political figures and family members.

The funeral prayers, led by Maulana Tariq Jameel, were offered at Sharif Medical City in Raiwind. Begum Kulsoom was laid to rest in Jati Umra next to the resting place of her father-in-law Mian Sharif and brother-in-law Abbas Sharif.

Her sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, currently in London, were unable to attend the ceremony in Pakistan after being declared absconders in the accountability trial following the Panamagate verdict. Kulsoom Nawaz passed away on Tuesday after an over-a-year-long battle with throat cancer.

Security at the ground was high and barbed wire was used to separate the high-profile attendees from ordinary citizens at the funeral ceremony. Despite the measures, television footage showed politicians being jostled by the crowd as they were led to their places.

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