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Jailed Pakistani ex-PM released for wifes funeral
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a jail official told dpa that sharif was released for 12 hours according to pakistans prison rules but the duration was likely to be extended until all the rituals are performed1 former pakistani prime minister nawaz sharif has been temporarily released from jail so that he can attend his wifes funeral officials and family members said wednesday1 sharifs wife begum kulsoom nawaz died at a clinic in london on tuesday after a long battle with cancer1 she was 681 sharifs political secretary asif kirmani said that her body was scheduled to reach pakistan for burial on friday1 the three-time prime minister and his daughter are currently serving jail terms in pakistan following theirconviction by a court on corruption charges1 his daughter maryam nawaz and her husband were also released overnight tuesday to accompany the former leader to the eastern city of lahore for the funeral information minister fawad chaudhry said1 sharif was not allowed to return to pakistan from exile in saudi arabia to attend his fathers funeral in 20041 former military ruler pervez musharraf and his fellow generals were at the time criticised for the decision1 nan reports that onpakistani court sentenced sharif to 10 years in prison for corrupt practices linked to his familys purchase of upscale london flats in a major blow to his party ahead of general elections on july 251 the guilty verdict in absentia against sharif ended the career of one of pakistans most high-profile politicians of the last four decades a political survivor who was prime minister three times1 sharifs daughter maryam widely seen as his chosen political heir was sentenced to seven years in prison and is disqualified from contesting the elections. maryams husband and pakistan muslim league-nawaz lawmaker muhammad safdar was handed a year in jail1