The wedding celebrations of Junaid Safdar, grandson of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and son of Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz, have officially begun with a grand mehndi ceremony held in Jati Umra on Friday evening.

 

The mehndi function for Junaid and his bride, Shanzeh Ali Rohale, brought together close relatives, family members and distinguished guests from both families. 

 

Junaid marked the occasion by sharing his first photograph with Shanzeh, who is the granddaughter of PML-N leader Rohail Asghar, on Instagram. CM Maryam could also be seen in the photograph.

 

 

The groom wore a navy-coloured HSY sherwani, layered with a coordinating brown shawl while Shanzeh wore a dark green Sabyasachi lehenga.

 

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Event planners invited renowned dancer Wahab Shah as a special guest to perform at the mehndi ceremony.

 

The hosts also arranged a traditional feast for approximately 350 guests, with the menu including soup, chicken dum pukht, dal gosht, aloo gosht, white rice, barbecue, gajar ka halwa and dal ka halwa.

 

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The baraat event is scheduled for today (January 17), followed by the valima ceremony on January 18.

 

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, federal and provincial ministers among other prominent political and social figures are expected to attend the events.