LAHORE: The body of late Begum Kulsoom Nawaz has been brought back to Pakistan from London and shifted to Jati Umra where her funeral prayers are scheduled to be held at 5:00 pm today.

The flight carrying Kulsoom Nawaz’s mortal remains landed at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore in wee hours on Friday. It was later shifted to the Sharif Medical Complex, Jati Umra where her funeral will be held today.

Shehbaz Sharif, Asma Nawaz, and ten other members of the Sharif family accompanied the body on the flight (PK 758) to Lahore. Sons of Hussain Nawaz have also come along with the body.

Famed Islamic scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel will lead the former first lady’s funeral prayers as special security measures will be in place to ensure that her rituals pass off without any untoward incident.