Tag: Nawaz Sharif

Return to jail

After a brief moment of freedom, the former Prime Minister and one-time leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) is back in jail to serve a seven-year sentence.

December 26, 2018

Pakistan’s battle for free speech

The notifications being sent recently to all TV channels seem to suggest that only state-sanctioned propaganda is favoured, with an emphasis on not broadcasting items that “do not build a positive image of the country”.

December 25, 2018

Pakistani court sentences Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison in corruption case

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Monday handed a seven-year jail term in a graft case by an accountability court in Islamabad while acquitting him in another.

December 24, 2018

Pak court to deliver judgment in two corruption cases against Sharif

The Supreme Court set the deadline for Monday to wrap up the remaining two corruption cases against the three-time former prime minister.

December 24, 2018

Imran still popular, but questions being asked

Imran Khan projected an image of simplicity and sincerity, of a leader not interested in accumulating wealth, confident in his achievements in cricket and philanthropy, seeking to be a national statesman rather than a ‘successful’ politician, and with a transcending and empowering belief that ‘someone up there liked him’ enough to be the saviour of Pakistan.

November 26, 2018

Two Sardars and one statue

Atal Behari Vajpayee did not quote Sardar Patel in Lahore. Had he done that, his summit with Nawaz Sharif would probably have collapsed before the Kargil stand-off could ruin it. Instead, Vajpayee recited from a poem about neighbours by Sardar Jafri, though he skipped a critical line about the fresh breeze from the Himalayas. Sardar …

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November 7, 2018

Sharifs’ corruption trial extended till November 17

So far, six extensions to wrap up the corruption references initiated by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) have been granted by the apex court. 

October 12, 2018

Convictions against Sharifs in Avenfield verdict may not be sustainable: Pak court

Ordering their release, the two-judge bench directed the former premier, his daughter and son-in-law to submit bail bonds worth Rs 500,000 each.

October 3, 2018

Pak anti-corruption court irked at Nawaz Sharif’s absence from hearing

Expressing anger over their absence, Judge Malik remarked, "A suspect cannot skip a hearing on his own will," Geo News reported.

October 1, 2018

Cash-strapped Imran Khan govt auctions 8 buffaloes kept by Nawaz Sharif

The sale of three buffaloes and five calves belonging to the PM house fetched a total of Rs 2,302,000 in an auction held in Islamabad.

September 28, 2018

Eternally young leaders unable to imbibe Indian values: Ram Madhav jibes at Rahul Gandhi

Madhav said that the opposition parties are trying to form a grand alliance without any agenda and that their only aim is to prevent the BJP from coming to power.

September 25, 2018

Lahore HC summons Nawaz Sharif, journalist in treason case

The Lahore High Court on Monday asked former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and a journalist to appear before it in connection with a treason case.

September 24, 2018

Pakistan court orders release of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, daughter, son-in-law

The Islamabad High Court suspended the sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain Safdar.

September 19, 2018

Nawaz Sharif, his daughter granted parole to attend Kulsoom Nawaz’s funeral

Sharif’s wife Kulsoom died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. Her body will be brought back to Lahore and buried in the Jati Umra Lahore residence of the Sharif family.

September 12, 2018

Kulsoom Nawaz, former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif’s wife, passes away in London

Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif, wife of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, passed away in London on Tuesday after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was 68.

September 11, 2018

Imran has a long and rocky road ahead

Imran Khan as Prime Minister is a reality. He was sworn in last month. His rapid ascent from political periphery to the PM’s office has left both his detractors and followers astounded. The humongous and sincere support of the establishment – which he got – and subsequent elections played a conspicuous role that is surprising …

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September 10, 2018

An unnerving crease

Cricket Captain Imran Khan has now become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. It is a watershed event in his personal career and also in the country’s history. This is the third consecutive democratic government in Pakistan. The cricketer-turned-politician had been struggling for a while to become the Prime Minister. His ambition has now been fulfilled. …

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August 29, 2018