NAWAZ SHARIF

Asif Saeed Khan Khosa Sworn in as New Chief Justice of Pakistan

Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, who part of the Supreme Court benches that disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from politics and overturned the death penalty of a Christian woman jailed for blasphemy, was sworn in as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Friday.

Pakistan Supreme Court Rejects NAB Appeal Against Nawaz Sharifs' Bail

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday rejected the appeal filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the suspension of prison sentences handed to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption case.

Pakistan Decides to Shelve Major CPEC Power Project

The Pakistan government has decided to shelve a major power project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that was pushed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's regime, the media reported on Monday.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Sentenced to 7 Years of Jail in Al-azizia Case: Twitterati Welcome the Judgement with Funny Memes

Thugs of Pakistan: The judgement of Nawaz Sharif serving 7 years in Jail became a social media joke in no time.

Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Moved to Kot Lakhpat Jail for 7 Years in Al-Azizia Case, Acquitted in Flagship Reference

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted on Tuesday from a prison in Rawalpindi to the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, where he will serve the seven-year prison sentence handed to him for corruption a day earlier.

Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Sentenced to 7-Year Jail in Al-Azizia Case, Acquitted in Flagship Reference

The ex-premier would be shortly sent to the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where his prison-term is scheduled to begin.

Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan Witnesses Nawaz Sharif's Fall, Imran Khan's Rise in 2018; Hopes to Improve Ties with India in 2019

Pakistan witnessed a political coup in 2018 with cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan breaking the dominance of the PML-N and the PPP - the two main political parties that have been repeatedly in power - to become prime minister and initiate steps like opening the Kartarpur corridor to improve ties with India.

Pakistan's Punjab Govt Seeks Shehbaz Sharif's Islamabad Residence to Be Declared as Sub-jail

Pakistan's Punjab province government has written to the centre, seeking Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shehbaz Sharif's Islamabad residence to be declared as sub-jail.

Pakistan: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Anxious About Brother Shehbaz Sharif’s Cancer Scare

The Pakistani opposition leader is expected to get his CT scan report on Tuesday, following which doctors would brief him on his medical condition, Geo News reported, quoting sources.

Imran Khan Says Pak Elite Transferred National Wealth Abroad Through Money Laundering

Prime Minister Imran Khan said Friday that the Pakistani elite was involved in transferring national wealth abroad through money laundering, in a veiled attack on ousted premier Nawaz Sharif.

6 Injured as Toronto-bound Aircraft Crash Lands in Guyana

A Toronto-bound Fly Jamaica aircraft carrying 118 passengers and eight crew members crash landed at Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Friday, leaving six people injured.

Congress Party is Confused: Shivraj on Rahul's Panama Papers Goof Up

Taking a potshot at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his goof up on Panama papers issue, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that the entire Congress party is confused.

No Democracy but Naked Martial Law in Pakistan: Reham Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's former wife and British-Pakistani journalist Reham Khan on Saturday asserted that there is no democracy in the country at the moment and it is more of martial law that is governing the nation.

Nawaz Sharif Tells Lahore High Court That His Family Migrated from India to Pakistan

Deposed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday told a court here that he is not a traitor as his family migrated from India for its love for Pakistan.

Pakistan By-polls: Nawaz Sharif's PML-N Gives Tough Competition to Ruling Imran Khan's PTI, Wins 4 Seats

Pakistan's deposed premier Nawaz Sharif's PML-N recovered some ground in the by-elections by eating up the votes of prime minister Imran Khan's PTI, winning four out of 11 parliamentary seats which went to the polls, according to the results on Monday.

Shehbaz Sharif Arrested on Imran Khan's Instructions, Says Nawaz Sharif

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in an 'emergency meeting' of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central executive committee (CEC) on Monday alleged that the party president Shehbaz Sharif was arrested on the instruction of incumbent Prime Minister Imran Khan.

PML-N to Hold Protests Inside Pakistan Parliament Against Arrest of Party President Shehbaz Sharif

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Monday decided to protest inside Parliament against the arrest of party president and Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif on charges of corruption, as former prime minister Nawaz Sharif resumed his political activities, nearly three weeks after his release from jail.

Nawaz Sharif, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Journalist Appear Before Court in Treason Case

Former Pakistan Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, along with a journalist, appeared before the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday for a hearing on a petition seeking treason proceedings against them.