Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to leave for London tonight (Saturday), ARY News reported.
Sharif’s wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz and sons Hassan and Hussain are already in London.
Various media reports suggest that Maryam Nawaz is also expected to depart for London where her mother Kulsoom Nawaz is tackling lymphoma and receiving treatment.
TV channels reported that at least 10 seats of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) are reserved on daily basis for Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on the orders of senior government officials.
Furthermore, three private airlines also reserved seats for four consecutive days for aforementioned members of the Sharif family but the bookings were later cancelled.
Moreover, five members of Hamza Shehbaz’s family departed for London on Saturday, boarding a Pakistan International Airlines flight days after the Punjab chief minister’s son left for United Kingdom.
Those going to London include Hamza Shehbaz’s sister, children and wife, according to TV reports.
The Punjab CM’s other son Salman Shehbaz and Ishaq Dar’s daughter-in-law also accompanied the group. Hamza Shehbaz Sharif left for London on August 22 ahead of the NA-120 by-election in Lahore.
Kulsoom Nawaz is Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate for NA-120, a National Assembly seat which fell vacant after Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification as prime minister. She has been diagnosed with lymphoma a few days ago, after which her daughter, Maryam Nawaz, is running her election campaign.
Earlier in the day, Maryam Nawaz chaired a meeting at Model Town and also addressed the party workers in connection with the upcoming NA-120 by-polls.