Pak presidential hopeful's family fondly remembered in Agra

The family of Pakistan's presidential hopeful, Mamnoon Hussain is fondly remembered by their neighbours in Agra, where he was born in 1940.
Mushtaq Qureishi, a neighbour, recalls that Hussain's family was engaged in shoe manufacturing.
His grandfather Ustad Zafar was a great swimmer, who had earned the moniker of 'ustad' for his prowess, Qureishi said.
Zafar and his family lived near the mosque on the main Ghatia Mamu-Bhanja road and he was well known here and surrounding towns, he said adding that one of Hussain's uncles lives in Shahidnagar locality here.
A leading businessman of Pakistan and a close associate of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Hussain belongs to the Urdu-speaking ethnic group that migrated from India during partition in 1947.

He filed his nomination papers yesterday as the candidate of the ruling PML-N led by Sharif.
He is expected to easily win the presidential poll scheduled for July 30 as the PML-N has a clear majority in the electoral college comprising members of parliament and the four provincial assemblies.