File photo of former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. | Photo Credit: PTI The fissures within Pakistan’s ruling coalition government have surfaced with the PPP, a key ally, accusing the ruling PML-N of sidelining its inputs in the preparation of the annual budget and questioning if the Shehbaz Sharif-led government still values its support. The … Read more
Pashtunknwa National Awami Party (PKNAP) members remove roadblocks to protest against the alleged rigging in Pakistan’s national election results, set near the provincial legislature of Pakistan’s Balochistan Assembly during an oath-taking ceremony of newly-elected members in Quetta on February 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan President Dr. Arif Alvi’s refusal to summon the newly-elected … Read more
The talks between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on a power-sharing formula for a coalition government remained inconclusive, though both sides claimed “significant progress” in the discussions, according to a media report on Sunday. The third meeting between the Contact and Coordination Committees (CCCs) of the two parties, which … Read more
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
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif releases a dove as he arrives to address a welcoming rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed applications on his return to Pakistan to restore pending appeals against his convictions in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia corruption cases. … Read more