Plane carrying body of Pakistani ex-PM's wife reaches Lahore

Maryam Nawaz with her uncle Shehbaz Sharif, after the arrival her mother's body from London. (Photo courtesy: Geo TV)

• Kulsoom Nawaz died at a hospital this week after remaining in critical condition for months
• Pakistani authorities have temporarily freed Sharif, his daughter and her husband from a prison to allow them to attend last rituals of Nawaz

LAHORE: A plane carrying the body of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's wife has reached the eastern city of Lahore, where she will be buried later Friday.
Kulsoom Nawaz died at a hospital this week after remaining in critical condition for months.
Sharif's supporters are gathering outside his home to attend the funeral of 68-year-old Nawaz, who underwent surgery for throat cancer last year.
Pakistani authorities have temporarily freed Sharif, his daughter and her husband from a prison to allow them to attend last rituals of Nawaz.
Sharif and two of his family members are currently serving prison terms in a corruption case.
Pakistan's Supreme Court last year disqualified Sharif from holding office and later an anti-graft tribunal convicted him and his relatives.