Funeral prayer for Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former premier Nawaz Sharif, was offered at Regent's Park Islamic Centre in central London. Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz, PML-N president Shahbaz 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. Earlier, Shahbaz Sharif arrived in London to bring back Begum Kulsoom Nawaz's body to homeland.
Heartbreaking moment was witnessed upon Shahbaz's arrival at Nawaz's residence in London as Hussain Nawaz, the elder son of former prime minister , broke down in tears and hugged his uncle Shahbaz Sharif to mourn the death of his mother.