Funeral held for Begum Kulsoom Nawaz in London mosque

LONDON: Funeral prayers for Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former premier Nawaz Sharif, have been offered at Regent’s Park Islamic Centre in central London.

Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz, PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar,  disgruntled PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali, scores of PML-N supporters and overseas Pakistanis attended the funeral prayers.

The coffin of the former first lady will be flown to Lahore's Jati Umrah, where she will be laid to rest next to her father-in-law Mian Sharif. 

A second funeral will be held on Friday . Large numbers of people are expected to join the final rites of Nawaz Sharif's wife.