FIRST PICTURES of Nawaz Sharif after release from jail; gets emotional on meeting mother

Sharif reached his Jati Umra residence located in the outskirts of Lahore, where he was welcomed by a large number of people./Image: Twitter (PML-N)

Nawaz Sharif gets an emotional greeting from his mother upon his arrival at his residence./ Image: Twitter (PML-N)

Supporters surround the vehicle carrying former Pakistani primer minister Nawaz Sharif (C/ back) alongside his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif (R) following his release from Adiala prison in Rawalpindi./ IMAGE: AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

While they were being escorted, the party supporters showered Sharif's car with rose petals and chanted slogans "dekho dekho kon aya, sher aya, sher aya (see who has come, a lion has come)". / IMAGE: AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

Sharif, daughter and son-in-law were then brought to their home turf, Lahore, in a special plane . A large number of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party supporters, including women workers, gathered outside the Haj Terminal to welcome them. /IMAGE: AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

Deposed prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law were released from prison on Wednesday; hours after a top court suspended their sentences in a major corruption case that wrecked their political career. In the picture, Sharif (C/ back) sits in a vehicle alongside his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif (R) following his release from Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. IMAGE: AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

Pakistani supporters of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif eat sweets as they celebrate court's verdict in Lahore on September 19, 2018. /IMAGE: AFP PHOTO / ARIF ALI

A Pakistani supporter of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif wears a vest featuring an image of Sharif as they celebrate outside the high court building in Islamabad as the court orders his release. IMAGE: AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI