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LAHORE: The funeral prayers of former First Lady Begum Kulsoom Nawaz will be held today at the Sharif Medical City  at 05:00 pm.The flight carrying Kulsoom Nawaz’s body arrived at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport in wee hours on Friday (today), which was later shifted to Jati Umra, Sharif Family's ancestral home.As per details, 13 members of Sharif family, including Shehbaz Sharif, Asma Nawaz, sons of Husssain Nawaz and other relatives have come to Pakistan along with the casket via PIA flight PK 758.Kulsoom, 68, wife of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, breathed her last on Sept 11 at London’s Harley Street Clinic after a long battle with cancer.Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was released on parole from Adiala Jail, is at Sharif Medical City to oversee the arrangements and meet with the people coming for the condolences.Renowned Islamic scholar  Maulana Tariq Jameel will lead the funeral prayers. A special security plan has been chalked out ahead of funeral to avert any untoward incident.Nawaz Sharif's sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz won't be attending the last rituals of their mother in Pakistan owing to legal complications.CondolencesA large number of sympathizers came to condole with the Sharif Family on Friday.  Among those who meet Nawaz Sharif include Saudi Ambassador  to Pakistan, Iranian Consul General, and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.A delegation of Pakistan Peoples' Party  lead by  Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is expected to attend the  funeral. Governor Punjab Ch Mohammad Sarwar  and other party leaders will represent the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf .Funeral in LondonOn Friday, Kulsoom Nawaz's funeral prayers were offered at the Regents Park Mosque (Islamic Cultural Centre) in London.Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of the former first lady Kulsoom Nawaz including former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, Hasan and Hussain Nawaz, former finance minister Ishaq Dar, former Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar, former federal minister Berjees Tahir, former AJK prime minister Chaudhary Abdul Majeed, PTI London President Barrister Waheed Miah and representatives of religious and political parties attended the funeral.

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