Nawaz, family head to Europe 'for holiday'.

LONDON -- Members of the Sharif family, including PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, travelled to Europe on Monday for a 10-day holiday.

Sources told Dawn Mr Sharif, Ms Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz, Hasan Nawaz, JunAaid Safdar and other family members would be travelling to various cities in Europe for a little over 10 days, going from one destination to the other via train or air. The purpose of the trip was purely leisure, the sources added.

Mr Sharif is said to be traAvelling on a diplomatic passport which was issued to him by the government last week. His passport had expAired last year, during the PakAistan Tehreek-i-Insaf govAAeAArAnment, which had said it would cancel the passport.

It is learned that Mr Sharif at the time did not apply for a renewal as he was aware that the government would not grant a new passport.

In April this year, after PTI Chairman Imran Khan was removed from power after a vote of no confidence, Nawaz Sharif was given an ordinary passport.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) last week cleared Mr Sharif and gave the go ahead for him to...

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