Tag: Nawaz Sharif

SC forms JIT to probe Pakpattan land case against Nawaz

--NACTA chief to head three-member team comprising ISI and IB officials after former PM agrees to JIT probe   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday formed a...

Khawaja Haris concludes arguments in Al-Azizia reference

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's counsel Khawaja Haris concluded on Wednesday his final arguments in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference case before an...

Sharif brothers discuss challenges facing PML-N

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday discussed matters related to the party...

Can’t expect me to smile when there are restrictions on crying:...

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that he cannot be expected to smile when he wasn't even allowed to cry. This informal remark...

It’s curtains for Zardari and Nawaz’s politics, Fawad says

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday claimed that former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif have...

Record of MLA with UAE govt not available, argues Nawaz’s counsel

ISLAMABAD: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s counsel Khawaja Haris, while giving final arguments in Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment references on Friday, informed Accountability Court...

PML-N govt kept dollar price on a tight leash, Nawaz says

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that the dollar wasn't even raised by 10 paisas...

SC orders trial court to decide Sharif’s cases by Dec 24

--Irked by 'delay tactics', CJP asks ex-PM's lawyer Khawaja Haris if he is writing a love story that he needs so many extensions   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court...

NAB was not serious in summoning Nawaz for Al-Azizia probe: Haris

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s counsel, Khawaja Haris, Thursday claimed before an accountability court (AC) that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was “not...

Nawaz refuses to present defense in Flagship Investment case

--Former PM raises four questions for prosecution, asks court if 8m Pakistanis doing business abroad will also face similar corruption trials   ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz...

Nawaz Sharif says PML-N ready for early polls

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), is always ready for early elections. In an...

JIT report cannot be accepted as evidence: Nawaz’s counsel

ISLAMABAD: Former premier Nawaz Sharif’s counsel Khawaja Haris Wednesday pleaded before the Accountability Court (AC) of Islamabad that any part of the Joint Investigation Team's...

Nawaz claims JIT maliciously named him owner of son’s assets

--Says Flagship reference was drawn against him on basis of 'one-sided' JIT report   ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday claimed that Panama Joint...

Nawaz can’t be declared ‘benamidar’ owner of Al-Azizia Mills, Haris tells...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's counsel Khawaja Haris on Tuesday pleaded before the accountability court (AC) that...

Nawaz gets to choose probe body in Pakpattan land case

--Top judge gives former PM week's time to propose which institution should investigate him after he expresses reservations over JITs --CJP says 'reputation of two-time...

NAB points out contradictions in Qatari letters sent in Sharif’s support

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor Wasiq Malik on Monday claimed that there were contradictions in the two letters sent by the Qatari prince as investigations...

Nawaz, Shehbaz discuss future course at NAB office

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members on Sunday called on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif at the Lahore office...