Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan election outcome: A bridge to nowhere

What will happen to this nuclear state of nearly 250 million people remains unknown.

Opponents 'preparing material' for character assassination, Imran Khan claims

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that his opponents have hired companies which are "preparing material" for his character assassination.

Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif issued green passport

Pakistani former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s name has been removed from the exit control list (ECL) and he has finally been issued a green passport by the government, led by his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif.

Frontrunner for next PM of Pakistan: Who is Shehbaz Sharif?

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, is all set to become the next Prime Minister after Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was voted out in a no-confidence motion.

Nawaz Sharif gets 7yrs jail in graft case

An accountability court hands ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif seven years in jail and a fine of $2.5 million in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference, and acquits him in the Flagship Investments reference.

Pakistan to allow jailed ex-PM Nawaz Sharif to attend wife's funeral

The cancer-stricken wife of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif dies in London while her husband and daughter were in prison, officials say.

Pakistan Election / The future of 'Naya Pakistan'

The “second democratic transition” in Pakistan was marred with pre-poll suicide attacks which killed three contestants as well as scores of their supporters especially in Quetta.

‘Seriously ill’ Nawaz taken to hospital

Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif, jailed earlier this month over graft charges, has fallen sick inside prison and is being moved to hospital, a minister said Sunday. Sharif and his daughter were jailed on July 13 after a graft court sentenced them to 10 and seven years respectively over properties in Britain which emerged in the wake of Panama Papers revelations.

Can Imran Khan be the man of the people?

The army in Pakistan seems to have devised a way where a particular person is elected even without a valid cause. Imran Khan is a product of such phenomena. Long before the latest elections, his name was tossed around.

February 10, 2024
February 10, 2024

Pakistan election outcome: A bridge to nowhere

What will happen to this nuclear state of nearly 250 million people remains unknown.

May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022

Opponents 'preparing material' for character assassination, Imran Khan claims

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that his opponents have hired companies which are "preparing material" for his character assassination.

April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022

Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif issued green passport

Pakistani former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s name has been removed from the exit control list (ECL) and he has finally been issued a green passport by the government, led by his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif.

April 10, 2022
April 10, 2022

Frontrunner for next PM of Pakistan: Who is Shehbaz Sharif?

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, is all set to become the next Prime Minister after Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was voted out in a no-confidence motion.

December 24, 2018
December 24, 2018

Nawaz Sharif gets 7yrs jail in graft case

An accountability court hands ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif seven years in jail and a fine of $2.5 million in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference, and acquits him in the Flagship Investments reference.

September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018

Pakistan to allow jailed ex-PM Nawaz Sharif to attend wife's funeral

The cancer-stricken wife of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif dies in London while her husband and daughter were in prison, officials say.

July 31, 2018
July 31, 2018

The future of 'Naya Pakistan'

The “second democratic transition” in Pakistan was marred with pre-poll suicide attacks which killed three contestants as well as scores of their supporters especially in Quetta.

July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

Can Imran Khan be the man of the people?

The army in Pakistan seems to have devised a way where a particular person is elected even without a valid cause. Imran Khan is a product of such phenomena. Long before the latest elections, his name was tossed around.

July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018

‘Seriously ill’ Nawaz taken to hospital

Former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif, jailed earlier this month over graft charges, has fallen sick inside prison and is being moved to hospital, a minister said Sunday. Sharif and his daughter were jailed on July 13 after a graft court sentenced them to 10 and seven years respectively over properties in Britain which emerged in the wake of Panama Papers revelations.

July 23, 2018
July 23, 2018

Hospitalisation of Nawaz advised

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif falls ill as he suffers from heart and kidney problems and a medical team recommended that he be shifted to a hospital.