Begum Kulsoom Nawaz's funeral to be held in Jati Umra on Friday

Nawaz Sharif to meet mourners from 4-6pm, says PML-N spokesperson

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday said Begum Kulsoom Nawaz's funeral rites would be offered on Friday at the Sharif Medical City in Jati Umra.

Party insiders in Lahore earlier confirmed that the former first lady would be laid to rest at the Sharifs' residence in Jati Umra.

Moreover, the congregational prayers (Rasm-e-Qul)  will be offered on September 16 from Asr to Maghrib, the PML-N spokesperson added.

بیگم کلثوم نواز شریف کی نماز جنازہ مورخہ14ستمبر 2018 بروز جمعتہ المبارک شام 5 بجے شریف میڈیکل سٹی، جاتی عمرہ رائیونڈ میں ادا کی جائے گی۔ pic.twitter.com/WuBZu2pdnX

— PMLN (@pmln_org) September 12, 2018

It was also announced that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif would also meet his mourners from 4pm to 6pm at his residence.

Quaid PMLN Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will meet with leaders, workers and symapthisers from 4pm to 6pm Thursday at his Jati Umra residence on Raiwind Road in Lahore: Marriyum Aurangzeb (Spokesperson PMLN)

— PMLN (@pmln_org) September 12, 2018

Meanwhile, Hussain Nawaz's son Zayd Hussain Nawaz also spoke out via Twitter that Begum Kulsoom's funeral would also be carried out at Regents Park Masjid in London.

On Tuesday, Nawaz and his daughter Maryam Nawaz as well as his son-in-law retired captain Mohammad Safdar were released on parole in the wee hours after Begum Kulsoom's demise.