Nawaz Sharif
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This brief history of past Prime Ministers in Pakistan will have Nawaz Sharif worried
World | Apr 20, 2017, 06:09 PM ISTSince its inception, no government in Pakistan other than the erstwhile Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) completed its tenure democratically and handed over the leadership baton to the next regime.
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Panamagate case: Pak SC orders JIT to probe Nawaz Sharif, family members role
World | Apr 20, 2017, 06:17 PM ISTA five-judge bench, comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan granted 60 days’ time to the JIT to table its report.
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Islamabad's ‘spy games’ making peace with India difficult: Hussain Haqqani
World | Apr 20, 2017, 12:28 PM ISTFormer Pakistan ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani has said that Islamabad’s “spy games” are making it tougher for the two South Asian neighbours to even explore peace.
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Panamagate case: SC to decide PM Nawaz Sharif's fate today
World | Apr 20, 2017, 10:55 AM ISTThe case was based on several identical petitions by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and others about alleged illegal assets of the family of Sharif in London.
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Modi-Sharif meeting on cards at SCO Summit in June: Pak media
National | Apr 18, 2017, 01:31 PM ISTA meeting between PM Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif is likely on cards on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana this June, a Pakistani media report has said.
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Pak army chief meets Sharif amid Indo-Pak tensions over Jadhav's death sentence
World | Apr 12, 2017, 07:49 PM ISTPakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and briefed him on the current security situation in the country, two days after a military court sentenced Indian national Kulbhushan Jadav to death.
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Nawaz Sharif wants proactive engagement of Trump administration in resolving Kashmir dispute
World | Apr 12, 2017, 05:37 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he would like the Trump administration to be proactively engaged with New Delhi and Islamabad in resolving the Kashmir dispute between the two countries.
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Pakistan Army fully capable to respond to any spectrum of threat, warns Nawaz Sharif
World | Apr 11, 2017, 08:32 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday warned that the country's armed forces are fully capable and prepared to respond to any spectrum of threat.
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After sentencing death to Kulbhushan, Nawaz Sharif says ‘Pakistan a peace loving country’
World | Apr 11, 2017, 12:51 PM ISTA day after Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Bajwa announced the death sentence to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that ‘Islamabad wants to have better relations with its neighbouring countries’.
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PM Modi greets Nawaz Sharif on Pak National Day, says India wants good neighbourly relations
National | Mar 23, 2017, 11:10 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Pakistan's National Day and said India wants to have good neighbourly relations with Islamabad.
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‘Kufr fatwa’ issued against Nawaz Sharif for his Holi address at Karachi event
World | Mar 22, 2017, 06:49 PM ISTSharif had last week attended a function in Karachi to celebrate the festival with Hindu community. During the event he had delivered a speech saying ‘no one can force others to adopt a certain religion’.
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Pervez Musharraf wanted 'underhand' deal in 2007, I declined: Nawaz Sharif
World | Mar 22, 2017, 04:55 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday claimed that former president Pervez Musharraf offered him an underhand deal in 2007 but he turned it down.
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Nawaz Sharif's ‘epic’ reaction to girl singing ‘Gayatri Mantra’ before him
World | Mar 17, 2017, 06:27 PM ISTIn a bid to deliver a message of harmony to the minority Hindus in the country, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday attended a Holi celebration in Karachi.
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Forced conversion a crime in Islam, says Nawaz Sharif in Holi message
World | Mar 14, 2017, 11:04 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today warned against the forced conversion and destruction of worship places of other religions, describing them as crime in Islam.
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Blasphemy is an unpardonable offence: Nawaz Sharif
World | Mar 14, 2017, 01:17 PM ISTPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that blasphemy is an unpardonable offence and directed the state machinery to find those responsible for putting blasphemous content on social media and bring them to justice without any delay.
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Nawaz Sharif greets Pakistan's Hindus on Holi, promises to safeguard their rights
World | Mar 13, 2017, 10:59 AM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday greeted the minority Hindu community of his country on the occasion of Holi.
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Eliminate terrorists with 'full force', Nawaz Sharif tells armed forces
World | Feb 18, 2017, 09:01 AM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today ordered the law enforcement agencies to eliminate terrorists with "full force" as the death toll rose to 88 in an Islamic State suicide bombing at a revered Sufi shrine
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Will take ‘war’ against terror to a logical conclusion, says Nawaz Sharif
World | Feb 15, 2017, 09:26 AM ISTPakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the ‘war’ against terror will be taken to its logical conclusion with greater determination.
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Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam denies UK visit connected to Panama Papers
World | Feb 08, 2017, 09:29 PM ISTPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz has rejected the reports that she had visited Britian regarding Panama Papers leaks case. Maryam’s sudden departure from the country has fuelled speculation that the visit may
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Kashmir 'core dispute' between India and Pakistan, says Sharif
World | Feb 05, 2017, 02:40 PM ISTPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Kashmir is the core dispute between India and Pakistan.