Funeral prayers of Nawaz, Shehbaz’s mother offered at SMC

The funeral prayers of Begum Shamim Akhtar; the mother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif have offered at Sharif Medical City (SMC).

However as per details, the prayers led by Maulana Raghim Naeemi. Scores of PML-N leaders and workers attended it. She will be laid to rest at the Sharif family’s ancestral graveyard; next to the grave of her husband, Mian Sharif.

Begum Shamim Akhtar’s body arrived in Lahore via a British Airways flight. It was received in Lahore by Shehbaz Sharif. His son Hamza Shehbaz and other members of the Sharif family at the Allama Iqbal International Airport.

Furthermore, Begum Shamim passed away in London on November 22. She was staying in London with her son Nawaz Sharif. She had been ill for quite some time.

Eventually, Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz were released by the Punjab government on parole. So to attend his Begum Shamim Akhtar’s funeral and burial.

However, the two have released for a period of five days.