Tag: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan accountability court to file 4 cases against Sharif family

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan on Monday decided to file four cases against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his three children, son-in-law and former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. The references would be filed under orders from the Supreme Court as part of the verdict which disqualified Nawaz Sharif from the office of Prime …

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July 31, 2017

China, Pakistan ink major agreements ahead of OBOR

China and Pakistan on Saturday inked various infrastructure agreements, including on setting up ports and for further developing Gwadar port, ahead of the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) forum that begins on Sunday, media reported. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The first MoU is related …

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May 13, 2017

Pakistan’s lucrative diplomacy

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has a kidney stone. It is his second. The first is an equally painful obstruction called Imran Khan.   This latest disclosure of the prime minister’s medical problems has released yet another flurry of snowflake speculation. These will soon melt, as have all previous prognoses about his imminent departure on health …

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April 6, 2017

Anti-terror operation to continue in Pakistan: Sharif

During a high-level meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday, senior civil and military officials of Pakistan unanimously resolved that "Operation Raddul Fasaad" would continue till the "set targets" are achieved. Raddul Fasaad, which aims to eliminate the "residual/latent threat of terrorism", was launched in February in the aftermath of a fresh resurgence in …

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March 3, 2017