PML-N files application for Shehbaz, Hamza’s release on parole

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday filed an application seeking release of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz on parole, following the death of Begum Shamim Akhtar in London on Sunday.

PML-N Deputy Secretary-General Ataullah Tarar submitted a request to the Lahore deputy commissioner for their immediate release on parole for two weeks to attend the funeral.

According to party's sources, on the arrival of the body in Pakistan, funeral prayers will be offered at Sharif Medical City and the burial will be alongside Mian Sharif's grave in Amira Cemetery.

She had left for London in February despite being unwell to be with her elder son, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, who is there for medical treatment since late last year.

According to PML-N leaders, Begum Shamim was almost 94 years old and seriously ill for the last several months but she wanted to be in London for the former premier’s cardiac intervention. They added that her condition had become critical since last week.