Tag: Nawaz Sharif
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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 -
Mr Khan and the US
Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, was not the first choice of the US administration in the latest national elections. The circumstantial preference of the establishment (aka the military) was a selection-by-elimination of the other two options ~ Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N and the Bhutto-Zardari led PPP. Imran’s rhetoric over the past two decades in …
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August 24, 2018 -
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif appears before accountability court
After Haris' cross-examination, Zia will record his statement in the second Flagship Investment reference.
August 20, 2018 -
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee charmed Pakistan
During his historic 1999 trip, Nawaz Sharif had famously said Vajpayee could even win an election in Pakistan; in 2004, a Pak minister got to experience Vajpayee’s “good sense of humour”
August 16, 2018 -
On the Army’s leash?
The good news from Pakistan is that the party of Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks of November 26, 2008, hasn’t been able to win any seats in the recent elections. Both his son and son-in-law have lost. The fear, therefore, that the army’s ploy of “mainstreaming” the terror outfits nurtured by …
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August 9, 2018 -
Long way to go for a Naya Pakistan
After 22 years of sustained luctation, Imran Khan reached the Everest of Pakistan’s political mountain. He will take oath as Prime Minister on 11 August. The story of his 22-year-long struggle in politics will no doubt be written in many books on the history of Pakistan’s democracy. The debonair cricket captain has risen to lead …
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August 8, 2018 -
Red Corner Notices sought against Nawaz Sharif’s sons
The decision to issue Red Corner Notices was taken after anti-corruption body - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) - Chairman Javed Iqbal.
August 4, 2018 -
Pakistan may find IMF conditions tough
And so it begins. The outlines of the shape of things to come are now appearing before Pakistan, starting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s latest remarks given in an interview that IMF “tax dollars” should not be used to bail out Chinese lenders. On the very same day that this interview was given, …
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August 4, 2018 -
Pakistan’s rival parties come together to challenge Imran Khan as PM
Rival parties in Pakistan have alleged that the July 25 vote was rigged by as Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf won 116 out of the total 272 seats.
August 3, 2018 -
Religious parties have much to cheer
Those who have reservations about the prospect of Prime Minister Imran Khan have spent the past few days in search of silver linings. Thankfully, there are a few: for instance, the unprecedented female voter turnout in conservative districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Mahesh Malani, a Hindu politician, winning on a general seat; the inclusion of former …
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July 31, 2018 -
Nawaz Sharif’s hospital ward in PIMS declared sub-jail
Later, a meeting between Sharif and his daughter Maryam and son-in-law retired Capt Mohammad Safdar took place to discuss his health condition.
July 30, 2018 -
Nawaz Sharif’s party demands probe over ‘poll rigging’
Asif said he would publish a white paper with proofs of alleged fraud committed during the elections, Efe news reported.
July 30, 2018 -
Unwell Nawaz Sharif shifted to Pakistan medical institute
Doctors conducted a check-up of the former Prime Minister after he complained of chest pain and advised that he be shifted to a coronary care unit (CCU)
July 29, 2018 -
Pakistan’s losers must introspect
As Imran Khan’s PTI starts work on government formation after its general election victory, parties on the losing side which are blaming their loss on rigging, may consider adopting a two-pronged approach as they move forward. The first would obviously be to test the PTI leader’s offer of cooperation in investigating possible irregularities on election …
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July 29, 2018