Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves to his supporters upon his arrival to address a welcoming rally, in Lahore, Pakistan. | Photo Credit: AP The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday acquitted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Azizia Steel Mill corruption case, removing a major legal hurdle … Read more
Nawaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear on December 7 an appeal by former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Al-Azizia steel mill corruption case. Mr. Sharif (73) was sentenced to seven years in jail and imposed a heavy fine by an anti-corruption court … Read more
Bushra Bibi, wife of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, may find herself in serious trouble in the near future, including being jailed in an alleged corruption case, a media report said on Saturday. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is cross-checking certain pieces of “evidence” pertaining to some financial transactions that Bushra Bibi allegedly received, … Read more
The Pakistan government has filed a Rs 7 billion (USD 41.9 million) money laundering case against the Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Sharif and his family. Shahbaz, 69, is the younger brother of former premier Nawaz Sharif. He served as chief minister of Punjab from 2008 to 2018. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior … Read more