Nawaz Sharif
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Panama Papers raise political risks in Pakistan: World Bank
World | May 21, 2017, 04:56 PM ISTReleased twice a year, the World Bank report sets out "recent developments across the economy and identifies risks and opportunities in the near-term future before focusing on a handful of key development challenges".
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Pakistani lawyers give 7-day deadline to PM Nawaz Sharif to quit
World | May 20, 2017, 08:36 PM ISTOpposition believes that Sharif will have to resign in the wake of the lawyers movement.
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Nawaz Sharif-Donald Trump may meet in Riyadh: Pak media
World | May 20, 2017, 03:31 PM ISTAccording to reports, Sharif may meet US President Donald Trump here who reached Riyadh today on his first trip abroad since taking office.
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China to develop two mega-dams in Gilgit-Baltistan at a cost of Rs 1.72 lakh crore: Report
World | May 16, 2017, 10:33 PM ISTChina has signed an MoU to fund and build two Indus mega-dams in Gilgit-Baltistan at a total cost of $27 billion.
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As India skips China summit over CPEC, Nawaz Sharif says project 'must not be politicised'
World | May 14, 2017, 01:50 PM ISTPakistan PM Nawaz Sharif today said that the multi-billion dollar CPEC was an economic project open to all nations in the region and it must not be politicised.
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China supports India-Pak dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue, says Nawaz Sharif
World | May 13, 2017, 08:30 PM ISTPakistan's state-run APP news agency quoted Sharif as saying that both Pakistan and China favoured negotiations with India as the "most viable solution to the Kashmir dispute”.
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Jindal meeting part of back-channel diplomacy, Sharif tells Pak Army
World | May 12, 2017, 12:08 AM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told the country's powerful Army that his meeting with Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal last month was part of a back-channel diplomacy.
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Pakistan Army backs off after questioning PM Nawaz Sharif's authority
World | May 11, 2017, 07:39 AM ISTPakistan Army on Wednesday backed off from its stand after publicly questioning Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to sack an adviser over the 'Dawn leak'.
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Report registered against PM Nawaz Sharif for provoking people against Pakistan Army
World | May 05, 2017, 12:20 PM ISTIn an interesting development, Rawalpindi Police has registered a report against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for provoking people against the Pak Army and creating hatred against the armed forces.
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Panama Papers ‘crap’, says Nawaz Sharif’s daughter; draws flak from German journalists
World | May 03, 2017, 04:29 PM ISTShe also criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), a ruling government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for raking up the issue.
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Soldiers’ mutilation: Pak Army’s attack a result of Jindal-Sharif meet? 6 incidents that prove so
India | May 03, 2017, 11:23 AM ISTAll major attempts to normalise relations between the two nations have been quickly followed up with an act that changes the scenario altogether.
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Nawaz Sharif meets top aides to douse row with Pakistan army: report
World | May 01, 2017, 11:04 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has met his top ministers and aides to discuss options before the government to defuse a simmering civil-military row over a leaked report that had angered the powerful army.
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Pakistan Army rejects Nawaz Sharif's decision to sack aide as 'incomplete' action, govt hits back
World | Apr 30, 2017, 09:24 AM ISTThe Pakistan Army on Saturday rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's decision to sack his trusted aide Tariq Fatemi for leaking information to the media, saying his action is incomplete.
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Nawaz Sharif sacks his top aide Tariq Fatemi over Dawn leaks
World | Apr 29, 2017, 04:28 PM ISTIn October last year, a columnist for Dawn newspaper wrote a front-page story about a rift between Pakistan's civilian and military leaderships over militant groups that operate from Pakistan but engage in proxy war against India and Afghanistan.
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Cut aid to Pakistan, make it act against terror groups: top think-tank to US
World | Apr 28, 2017, 07:28 PM ISTIn its first ‘Watch List 2017’ of the year, the think-tank said that Pakistan is unwilling to facilitate talks between Taliban and Afghanistan and continues to support proxies.
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How Pak media reacted to Sajjan Jindal and Nawaz Sharif’s ‘secret’ meeting
World | Apr 28, 2017, 05:11 PM ISTExpressing concern over the development, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) demanded a clarification from the government.
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Steel magnate Sajjan Jindal ‘secretly’ meets Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan’s Murree
World | Apr 28, 2017, 10:47 AM ISTIndian steel magnate Sajjan Jindal secretly met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during an unscheduled visit to Islamabad, triggering speculation in Pakistani media that bilateral talks between the two neighbouring sides may revive soon.
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Nawaz Sharif in 'driving seat' on Pakistan's India policy: Abdul Basit
India | Apr 25, 2017, 07:47 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in the "driving seat" in handling relations with India, Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit has said.
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Pakistan SC clears Maryam Nawaz in Panama Papers case
World | Apr 21, 2017, 03:21 PM ISTThe Pakistan Supreme Court has cleared Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz in the Panama Papers case.
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Pak PM's top aide to be sacked over Dawn Leaks probe: report
World | Apr 20, 2017, 06:25 PM ISTAccording to the inquiry committee report, it is Fatemi who was primarily responsible for leaking report of the key meeting to the newspaper without due permission.