Tag: Nawaz Sharif

IHC failed to justify suspension of Sharifs’ sentences, NAB tells SC

--Prosecutor says NAB Ord’s Section 9(b) abolished options of writ, IHC did not cite ‘hard circumstances’ under which writ was allowed   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC)...

CJP-led bench to hear NAB’s appeal against suspension of Sharifs’ sentences

--NAB has asked for IHC's decision to grant bail to Sharifs to be declared 'null and void'   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday constituted a...

Nawaz refuses to answer questions, directs Marriyum Aurganzeb to respond

  ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday did not answer questions posed by journalists when he appeared before an accountability court. Nawaz appeared before...

Four PMs have appeared in anti-graft courts, fifth will also come,...

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said that accountability should take place, but the institution conducting the accountability process must also be...

‘If I’m a traitor, what about the millions who voted for...

--Former PM rejects treason charge as 'unimaginable', says apex court charged Musharraf with treason but 'where is the dictator now?' --Ex-PM Abbasi denies speaking to...

Nawaz thanks Kashmiri people as PML-N likely to win in Rawlakot...

Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Sunday congratulated Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider...

Nawaz discusses corruption trials, Shehbaz’s release with legal team

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Sunday held a meeting with his legal team at Jati Umra residence in Lahore to discuss the corruption references...

Pakpattan shrine’s land case: SC directs Nawaz Sharif to submit reply...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif to submit a reply within two weeks in a suo...

Courts orders MLA with Doha to be part of Flagship case

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the Flagship Investment reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif till Thursday while...

Country sliding down since Nawaz Sharif’s ouster: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday said that the panic displayed by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry in his latest press...

Nawaz thanks nation for support in by-polls

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday thanked the nation for supporting Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in by-elections despite all the conspiracies, saying...

Nawaz unable to cast vote over absence of CNIC

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif Sunday was unable to cast vote as he forgot to bring computerized national identity...

Nawaz directs party leaders to prevent ‘vote theft’ during by-polls

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has directed leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to remain vigilant and not let "votes be stolen" during by-polls,...

PML-N eyes early anti-govt drive

-- PML-N leadership in touch with PPP to evolve joint strategy for Oct 17 NA session -- Nawaz, Maryam likely to rejoin mainstream politics after...

Al-Azizia case: NAB’s request to record Nawaz’s statement rejected

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad accountability court Thursday rejected the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) request to record former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's statement under Section 342...

Musharraf’s 1999 coup d’état turns 19

On October 12, 1999, it took then army chief General Pervez Musharraf just 17 hours to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

Nawaz never claimed to own Al-Azizia, Hill Metal: NAB IO

ISLAMABAD: A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer (IO) on Wednesday testified that deposed premier Nawaz Sharif never claimed to have owned Al Azizia Steel...