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PM Shehbaz leaving to UK Sunday to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth IIBreaking

September 17, 2022

PM Shehbaz Sharif is leaving for the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday to represent Pakistan at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at the age of 96 on September 8 at her Balmoral Castle residence. He will also meet PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif during the two-day visit. The premier has scheduled a three-hour-long meeting with his brother to discuss key political and economic issues. PM Shehbaz will return to Pakistan on Monday after attending the state funeral for the late Queen. The coffin of the late monarch has been lying at the historic Westminster Hall since Wednesday. On return from the UK, the premier then has plans to go to the US to attend a United Nations (UN) meeting.

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