Tag: Asif Ali Zardari
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Ex-Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari released from custody a day after bail approval
On Wednesday, Zardari was granted bail on medical grounds by a court in two corruption cases.
December 13, 2019 -
Ex-Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari gets bail on medical grounds
The court had on December 4 constituted a medical board to examine Zardari's health condition and directed it to submit its report.
December 11, 2019 -
Zardari shifted to Adiala Jail on 3-day judicial remand
Zardari questioned on the rostrum why he wasn't allowed to meet his daughter Aseefa Bhutto Zardari despite the court's permission.
August 16, 2019 -
Asif Ali Zardari to remain in NAB custody till July 2
Zardari, who was President from 2008 till 2013, was earlier imprisoned on separate corruption charges in the 1990s and early 2000s.
June 21, 2019 -
Can Imran cleanse Pakistan?
Imran Khan’s continuous assault on political opponents has widened the gulf between the government and the opposition.
June 17, 2019 -
Ex-Pak President Asif Ali Zardari’s sister arrested over money laundering case
Faryal Talpur, 61, was arrested by the officials of the National Accountability Bureau from in Islamabad, days after the anti-corruption body apprehended her brother and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Zardari on Monday.
June 15, 2019 -
Crackdown in Pakistan
If the Imran Khan dispensation shows signs of complacence, it may have to countenance unexpected developments should the Opposition’s campaign gain momentum.
June 14, 2019 -
‘Remove Pak PM,to save nation’, says Asif Ali Zardari
If the prime minister was not removed soon, he will bring the nation to a point where "we too won't be able to run the country", the former president said
June 5, 2019 -
A fresh swarm of locusts?
As you read this, the results of a pre-cooked breakfast will have been reheated for your consumption. Eat it slowly. You have the next five years to digest it. Some of you may not have the stomach to swallow something that has been masticated already. Others may not share those qualms. To them, even political …
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July 27, 2018 -
Pakistan SC seeks details of Musharraf’s, Zardari’s assets
Musharraf was given two weeks to submit his reply in the case.
July 4, 2018 -
Benazir’s daughters call ‘murderer’ Musharraf to face courts
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s daughters have slammed former President Pervez Musharraf for accusing their father and Pakistan Peoples Party leader Asif Ali Zardari of killing their mother and dubbed the ex-military chief as “murderer”. Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the eldest daughter of the slain premier, called the former general a “coward” in a tweet. …
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September 22, 2017 -
‘Musharraf claims Zardari responsible for Benazir’s killing’
Pakistan’s former dictator Pervez Musharraf today claimed that Asif Ali Zardari was responsible for the killing of his wife Benazir Bhutto, saying the former president gained the most from the assassination of the country’s first woman prime minister, media reports said. The 54-year-old Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief and a two-time prime minister was killed …
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September 21, 2017 -
Zardari involved in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination: Musharraf
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday accused Peoples Party of Pakistan leader Asif Ali Zardari of “having the most to gain from Benazir Bhutto’s murder,” in a video posted on his official Facebook page. The video came days after he was accused of being involved in the murder. “Asif Ali Zardari is responsible for …
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September 21, 2017 -
Zardari vows to appeal against Benazir murder case verdict
Former President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday vowed that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will appeal against the decision in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. Speaking to reporters after Eid prayers in Nawabshah city of Sindh province, Zardari expressed his dissatisfaction with the verdict in the murder case of his deceased wife. “We are not …
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September 2, 2017 -
A Catch-22 situation
Last month, with the Saudi and Emirati-led efforts to isolate Qatar, and the militant Islamic State (IS) group’s attacks in Tehran, new fronts opened in the Greater Middle East war, making Pakistan’s regional balancing act even more difficult. It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. When Nawaz Sharif became prime minister for the third time …
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August 6, 2017 -
Zardari looting Pakistan for years, will expose his graft: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Sunday alleged that Asif Ali Zardari had been "looting" the nation's wealth for years and asserted that he would expose the former President's corrupt practices. Addressing a big rally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Zardari's political bastion Sindh, 64-year-old Imran said while his war on Prime Minister Nawaz …
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April 23, 2017 -
Panamagate case ruling damages democracy: Asif Ali Zardari
Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday condemned the Supreme Court's ruling in the Panamagate case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying the decision has not only "damaged" democracy but also justice. "I condemn the judgement and ask Sharif to resign," he said in a press conference after a Supreme Court bench declared there …
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April 20, 2017