Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been arrested in a multi-billion-rupee case related to the award of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract.
Former Pakistan premiers Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, along with prominent journalist for Dawn newspaper Cyril Almeida, appeared before the full bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday.
Abbasi had filed nominations for two seats- NA-53 Islamabad and NA-57 Rawalpindi. Initially, the election officials had rejected his nomination from Islamabad but accepted his bid from Rawalpindi.
Former Chief Justice Nasir Ul Mulk was on Monday announced as Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister until general elections are held on July 25.
The present government will complete the tenure on May 31 and the caretaker government will take over from June 1 and remain in office until a new government is set up through elections.
The Pakistan prime minister's remarks came two days after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said that his fight is not with Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan but with the aliens.
Under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty, the waters of the eastern rivers -- the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi -- had been allocated to India and that of the western rivers --the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab -- to Pakistan except for certain non-consumptive uses.
Prior to the prime minister's visit, the MEA had said last week that Modi was unlikely to have bilateral talks with the Pakistani premier at the summit.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi also asked the international community to urge India to allow access to fact finding missions of the UN to Kashmir.
A video that has gone viral on social media shows a casually-dressed Abbasi being frisked at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York earlier this week.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reversed his decision to take stern action against Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Falah-i- Insaniyat Foundation.
Earlier in November, the Abbasi had claimed that India has provided "no evidence" against Saeed on the basis of which he can be prosecuted.
Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi rejected Trump's charge of duplicity over the fight against terrorism, calling his claim that Pakistan was harbouring terrorists a "fallacy".
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that war is not an option with India and that only talks can resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has rejected the idea of an "independent Kashmir", saying it was not based on "reality".
Rex Tillerson told Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi that Islamabad must increase efforts to eradicate terrorists operating from its soil.
Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said his government was committed to protect rights of minorities as he greeted the Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday warned that the Trump administration's desire to inject New Delhi in the war-torn country would be "detrimental".
Abbasi further said that Pakistan has a very robust and very secure command-and-control system over its strategic nuclear assets which has been proved by time.
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