Pak’s ousted PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for London to visit ailing wife
World | August 30, 2017 15:04 ISTNawaz Sharif, 67, will spend Eid with his wife and other members of his family in London.
Nawaz Sharif, 67, will spend Eid with his wife and other members of his family in London.
Shahbaz's statement comes days after President Trump alleged that Pakistan received billions of dollars in aid but did not act against "terrorist havens" in the country.
Nawaz Sharif has already challenged the verdict through his counsel Khawaja Haris who filed three review petitions against the court’s ruling.
Kulsoom Nawaz has been diagnosed with throat cancer, a close aide of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif said today.
The apex court had directed the anti-corruption body to file four reference cases by September 8 against Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz, his two sons, son-in-law Muhammad Safdar and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
Nawaz Sharif today filed three separate appeals in Pakistan Supreme Court to review its verdict in the Panama Papers case that resulted in his disqualification.
Sharif arrived in Lahore on Saturday night, the fourth and the last day of the Pakistan Muslim League-N rally, which had set off from Islamabad on August 9, as part of his 'homecoming' trip via the ancient Grand Trunk Road.
Pakistan SC last month disqualified Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal, forcing the prime minister to quit for third time.
Sharif, who was forced to quit before time for the record third time, addressed a huge rally in downtown Rawalpindi, after starting his journey from Islamabad to Lahore to project his political strength.
Nawaz Sharif today said that he wants Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to continue as Prime Minister till the completion of the PML-N government's tenure next year.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for Lahore via the historic Grand Trunk Road on Wednesday morning, despite security concerns following a bombing here, the media reported
"In the internal party discussions so far, names of Begum Kulsoom and Maryam have emerged as first and second priority respectively," a PML(N) official said.
“The decision to disqualify me had already been taken, only a justification was being sought,” Nawaz Sharif told media persons.
In October 1999, General Musharraf, the then army chief of Pakistan, had ousted Sharif in a bloodless coup and seized power. Sharif was in exile in Saudi Arabia for eight years, before he returned to Pakistan in 2007.
Global Times today said Nawaz Sharif's resignation as Pakistan Prime Minister may bring "some uncertainties" to the CPEC.
Terming the code of conduct “confusing”, political observers in Pakistan wondered how the holder of a public office could be barred from taking part in his own election campaign.
A total of six candidates are in the race to become the new prime minister although Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) candidate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has a clear edge.
The Supreme Court has disqualified then-Prime Minister Sharif and ordered a probe into his and his family’s offshore assets.
Six candidates are in fray after Pakistan's opposition parties failed to agree on a joint against PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for the prime minister's election.
Nawaz Sharif’s party today accused the Opposition leader, Imran Khan of submitting fake documents in the foreign funding case against him in the Supreme Court.
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