LAHORE – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law will be shifted to Adiala Jail from Jati Umran today as they have decided not to request for an extension in their parole, local media reported.
The decision was taken by the former premier on the suggestion made by Maryam Nawaz during a family meeting.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif wanted to submit a request seeking extension in the parole but the elder brother refused it saying, “I had earlier availed parole on your request but will not avail it again”.
Meanwhile, the preparations to shift Nawaz, Maryam and Captain (retd) Safdar to the jail have been completed. They will be brought to Rawalpindi on an airplane.
Nawaz, Maryam and Captain Safdar, who have been serving their terms in Adiala jail since their conviction in the Avenfield reference, were released on parole to attend the funeral prayers of the former first lady Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/sharifs-parole-period-extended-till-september-17/
Begum Kulsoom was laid to rest on September 14 after she died in London on September 11 after a year-long battle with cancer.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/kulsoom-nawaz-dies-after-protracted-ailment-in-london/
Earlier, an English daily citing source reported that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif is making efforts to get another extension for the members of the Sharif family.
Talking to media, former speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that a decision to submit a request for extension will be announced by the Sharif family.
He added that the former premier had, earlier, not sought parole even after the death of his wife. The former speaker hoped that the government will extend the period on humanitarian grounds.
On Sunday, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, former president Asif Ali Zardari and other senior party leaders, visited former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday to offer their condolences over the demise of his wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/zardari-bilawal-visit-jati-umra-to-condole-sharif-family/
The PPP leaders met Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif at the family’s Jati Umra residence and expressed profound grief over the former first lady’s passing.
The PPP leaders also paid tribute to Begum Kulsoom’s struggle for the country and democracy.
