An anti-corruption court on Friday indicted ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a third graft case related to Flagship Investments and other offshore companies. The National Accountability Court charged Sharif in absentia for holding assets beyond his known sources of income and read out a chargesheet to his representative Zafir Khan. Khan pleaded not …
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October 20, 2017Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Tuesday expressed outrage over deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being accorded “official protocol” at the Islamabad airport upon his return from abroad. Sharif returned to Pakistan from London on Monday and then appeared before an accountability court on Tuesday for the hearing of National Accountability Bureau references against …
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September 26, 2017Pakistan is waiting with bated breath for the Supreme Court's decision in a high-profile case against Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif and his offspring amid speculation that an adverse ruling may force him to step down. The Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that its five- member bench will issue a verdict in what is called the …
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April 20, 2017