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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has been in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019 for medical reasons, recently performed Umrah with his family members in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Senior members of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) including Maryam Nawaz, the party’s Senior Vice President and Chief Organizer, her husband Captain (R) Safdar Awan, and other family members accompanied Sharif.
The Sharif family offered Umrah under tight security, with special guards providing protection during the Tawaaf of the Holy Ka’aba. They expressed gratitude to Allah for allowing them to perform Umrah and prayed for the development of their country.
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— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) April 13, 2023
Earlier this month, it was reported that King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia had invited Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to perform Umrah in the country as a gesture of goodwill. Sharif, who is considered closer to the royal family, arrived in Saudi Arabia on April 11 and is visiting the holy land after six years.
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Sources have indicated that he may hold a meeting with King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Jeddah, and that he may stay in the kingdom beyond his original plan of leaving on April 26, at the request of his son, Hussain Nawaz.
