The wedding festivities of Zayd Hussain Sharif, the grandson of PMLN leader Nawaz Sharif is underway at Jati Umra in Lahore.
Nikkah of Zayd Hussain Sharif took place on Wednesday. The Nikkah ceremony marked the beginning of the wedding festivities. Jati Umra has been decorated for the wedding celebrations of Nawaz Sharif’s grandson, Zaid Hussain Nawaz, with guests from India and other countries attending.
The Nikah ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, former Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Ali Dar, Junaid Safdar, Yusuf Abbas, Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb, Special Assistant Zeeshan Malik, and others.
The guests congratulated Zaid Hussain Nawaz and Ayman Habib on their marriage. Khawaja Asif, Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman, Parvez Rasheed, Sohail Zia Butt, and others also participated in the ceremony. The youngest daughter of Nawaz Sharif, Asma Dar, is also visiting Pakistan for the wedding ceremony.
The wedding procession(Baraat) will leave Jati Umra and will head to a private hotel on Raiwind Road. The Baraat will include close relatives, foreign guests, and political figures.
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The Valima reception will take place on Sunday, 29th December, 2024 with 700 guests in attendance. Meanwhile, the Baraat ceremony will have 500 guests. The Nikkah and Mehndi ceremonies of Zaid Hussain Nawaz, son of Hussain Nawaz, were held at Jati Umra.
Guests from the United Kingdom, United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and India are attending the wedding ceremony.
Security arrangements for the guests have been done by Punjab Police.  Roads leading to Jati Umra have been decorated with lights, and flower pots have been placed along the pathways to enhance the area’s appearance.
Zayd Hussain Nawaz Sharif shared his video of reciting Quranic verses before his Nikkah ceremony, on his X account.