Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Lahore on Feb. 13, 2024.

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Pakistan party nominates Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister, ending deadlock

2:20am February 14, 2024

The move to reappoint Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister is a likely blow to millions of Pakistanis who voted in last week's elections for independents backed by the country's popular leader Imran Khan.

Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari (center bottom), chairman of Pakistan People's Party, speaks as party aids watch during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

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Pakistan heads toward a coalition government

6:06pm February 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

The announcement of plans for a coalition government ends the uncertainty since last week when no party won a simple majority in parliamentary elections.

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (center) addresses supporters next to his brother, Shehbaz Sharif (right) and daughter Maryam Nawaz following initial results of the country's parliamentary election, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday.

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As one Pakistani ex-PM looks to form a coalition, another releases an AI video speech

6:28pm February 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

The party of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, used artificial intelligence to post an online post-election speech by Khan.

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the government outside an accountability court in Islamabad, where Sharif was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.

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Pakistan's Ex-Prime Minister Sharif Sentenced To 7 Years In Latest Corruption Case

12:49pm December 24, 2018

Nawaz Sharif, who was removed from office over a separate corruption case last year, claims that the charges against him are politically motivated.

Pakistani supporters of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif carry posters and banners outside the high court building in Islamabad on Wednesday as they celebrate his release from prison. Sharif is appealing the conviction, which followed a major corruption

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Released From Prison 2 Months Into 10-Year Sentence

3:01pm September 19, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to prison after a corruption scandal. Now he, his daughter and his son-in-law are out on bail after a high court suspended their sentences, as they appeal their cases.

Pakistani soldiers patrol on a street beside a billboard featuring an image of Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), in Rawalpindi.

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Pakistan Election Begins Amid Allegations Of Intimidation And Rigging

4:17pm July 25, 2018

Pakistani voters go to the polls Wednesday. Human rights activists, journalists and candidates say the campaign has been tainted. A spate of terrorist attacks has killed civilians and politicians.

Supporters of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif march toward Lahore's airport ahead of his arrival from London on Friday.

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Ousted Premier Returns To Face Corruption Sentence — And A Pakistan Riven By Violence

4:42pm July 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Nawaz Sharif and his daughter were arrested upon arrival. With less than two weeks till elections, Pakistan is reeling from political violence, including an attack Friday that killed scores of people.

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and his son-in-law all received prison sentences Friday for their roles in the massive corruption scandal that brought down his premiership.

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Nawaz Sharif, Ousted Pakistani Leader, Sentenced To 10 Years For Corruption

1:34pm July 06, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Sharif's daughter and son-in-law also got prison terms Friday over the scandal that doomed his premiership last year. It's unclear when the Sharifs, who are in London, would serve their penalties.

Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal talks to journalists outside the accountability court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October.

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Pakistan's Interior Minister Survives Suspected Assassination Attempt

4:40am May 07, 2018

Ahsan Iqbal was shot after leaving a political gathering in his hometown of Narowal, in Pakistan's state of Punjab. The attacker is reportedly a member of a hard-line Muslim group.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his Pakistan Muslim League supporters during a party general council meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October.

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Pakistan's High Court Bans Ousted Prime Minister Sharif From Politics

6:25am April 13, 2018

The country's Supreme Court ruled unanimously to impose the lifetime ban on Sharif, citing allegations of corruption against the venerable political figure.