The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday suspended the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar in a corruption case. Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb gave the ruling on petitions filed by the three challenging the July verdict against[Read More…]
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Pakistan election 2018 Live Updates: 32 killed as people queued to vote
Adding to the casualties, 32 people have killed and 36 injured in a suicide bombing in Balochistan on as millions of voters queued up across Pakistan to elect a new government on Wednesday. Civil Hospital Quetta officials have confirmed the casualties. In early signs of poll violence, at least one person has[Read More…]
Nawaz and Maryam Sharif arrested at Lahore airport.
Pakistan: Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif have been arrested in Lahore. Both the convicts have returned to Pakistan from London after a week of conviction in the Avenfield property case. Upon their arrival, their passports were confiscated. Sharif’s mother, along with a huge number of party[Read More…]
Avenfield corruption case: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in jail
In a corruption case involving the purchase of four luxury apartments in London, an anti-graft court in Pakistan sentenced former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in jail and fine with £8 million, while his daughter Maryam Sharif has been sentenced seven years of jail punishment and fined[Read More…]