Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain Safder (retd) visited the grave of Kulsoom Nawaz at Jati Umra before they were taken back to Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail after the end of five-day parole granted to them by the Punjab government on Monday.
The trio also visited the graves of Mian Sharif and Abbas Sharif and offered "Fateha." Later, a convoy of vehicles carrying the trio left Jati Umra for the old airport where they were made to board a special plane for Islamabad, sources said.
Earlier, Nawaz and his daughter met with family members. There were touching scenes when Nawaz met his mother Shamim Akhter, sources said. Hamza Shehbaz, Salman and Yousuf Abbas were granted permission to accompany them inside the Lahore airport while Shehbaz Sharif was granted permission to accompany them on the special flight to Rawalpindi, the sources added.
Several PML-N leaders were present at Jati Umra when the three were taken for the airport. PML-N leader Tanveer Hussain denied reports that the Sharif family had requested for another extension in their parole. Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam were seen calm but sad, the sources said.
The parole of the three, who have been serving sentences in Adiala jail since July in the Avenfield reference, ended at 4pm Monday. They were shifted to the prison amid stringent security. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has already confirmed that Nawaz and his daughter Maryam had refused to submit a parole request for their release to attend Begum Kulsoom's funeral. Shehbaz had submitted the parole request on behalf of his brother and niece.