Nawaz Sharif: News | Page 1
03 Oct 2017
Pakistan NewsScandal-hit ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif re-elected PML-N party president
Deposed Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was re-elected president of his ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) political party.
25 Sep 2017
Pakistan NewsPanamagate: Sharif returns to Pakistan to face money laundering charges
Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has returned to the country to face corruption and money laundering charges in the Panama Papers scandal after spending nearly a month abroad.
14 Aug 2017
IndiaPanama Papers: India launches investigation into Amitabh Bachchan, others
India has finally started investigations on its citizens whose names emerged in the Panama Papers leak, including Amitabh Bachchan.
11 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Thousands attempt procession in support of ousted Sharif
A so called "caravan" procession in support of Sharif was attended by thousands of people.
01 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsShahid Khaqan Abbasi becomes 18th Pakistani prime minister
After Nawaz Sharif's resignation, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been elected Pakistan's 18th prime minister.
30 Jul 2017
DelhiGhaziabad: Authorities looking for pregnant women to bust sex-determination centres
In light of plummeting sex ratio, Ghaziabad district health department is looking for pregnant women who can work as informers and blow the lid off illegal sex determination centres across Uttar Pradesh.
30 Jul 2017
IndiaHow Sharif's resignation as Pakistan's PM may impact India
The aftermath of Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif's ouster is being closely watched by India.
28 Jul 2017
Panama PapersPakistan: Could Shehbaz, Nawaz Sharif's brother be the next PM?
Nawaz Sharif has stepped down as Pakistan PM for the third time after being disqualified from office in the Panama Papers case.
28 Jul 2017
Pakistan NewsPanama Papers: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif quits after SC disqualification
On July 28, Nawaz Sharif stepped down as Pakistan's PM after the Supreme Court disqualified him from office in the Panama Papers case.
28 Jul 2017
Pakistan NewsPanama Papers: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified from holding office
In the ongoing Panama Papers case, the Pakistani SC has disqualified PM Nawaz Sharif from holding office.
20 Jul 2017
IndiaSharif says Clinton offered $5bn to not carry nuclear tests
PM Nawaz Sharif said if he hadn't cared about Pakistan, he would've accepted $5 billion from US President Bill Clinton for not carrying out nuclear tests in 1998.
13 Jul 2017
IndiaNawaz Sharif's ouster could strengthen Pak army, India worried
Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has suffered a serious setback after it was revealed that his daughter and supposed heir apparent Maryam Sharif, had concealed ownership of the family's offshore assets and business interests.
12 Jul 2017
Panama PapersHow a Microsoft font may bring down Nawaz Sharif govt?
In the midst of a deepening political crisis in Pakistan, the daughter of under-fire Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, Maryam, might have struck the final blow to the Sharif government.
09 Jun 2017
IndiaModi runs into Nawaz Sharif at SCO, enquires about health
PM Modi exchanged greetings with Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif when the two happened to run into each other at the Leaders' Lounge in Astana-Opera before the Shanghai Cooperation Organization concert.
08 Jun 2017
IndiaShanghai Co-operation Organization to admit India, Pakistan as full members
All eyes are on India and Pakistan as they are set to be admitted as members of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization, at the annual summit to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 8-9 June.
30 May 2017
Panama PapersPanamagate- Pak SC refuses to remove investigators probing Sharif
The Pakistan SC dismissed a plea by Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz, who had requested for removal of two members of the investigation panel probing the PM's role in the Panama Papers scandal.
26 May 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan economy crosses $300 billion mark, for the first time
Achieving over 5% GDP growth, the Pakistani economy surpassed the $300 billion mark for the first time.
20 May 2017
Pakistan NewsMaulvi offers Rs. 20L for garlanding Nawaz Sharif with shoes
Religious leader Syed Sha Atef Ali Al Quaderi, chairman of All India Minority United Council, has issued a new announcement: a reward of Rs. 20 lakh to anyone who garlands Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif with a string of shoes and parades him around India.
16 May 2017
IndiaIs China making Pakistan its newest economic colony?
Analysts have pointed out that China seems to be making Pakistan its new economic colony through the CPEC project.
10 May 2017
Osama Bin LadenImran Khan to sue Sharif for taking money from Osama
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan has moved the Supreme Court seeking filing of charges against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for receiving funds from Osama Bin laden in the 1980s.
08 May 2017
Pakistan NewsNawaz Sharif at mercy of Pakistan army
The recent beheadings of 2 Indian soldiers by Pakistani army forces indicates that the Pakistan army does not wish to play by Nawaz Sharif's rule book.
04 May 2017
IndiaBeheadings of Indian soldiers: Pak destabilizing South Asia
The recent beheadings of Indian soldiers by Pakistani armed forces along the LoC have led to a new low-point in bilateral relations.
23 Apr 2017
IndiaMossack Fonseca partners of Panamagate get bail in bribery case
Juergen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca, partners of the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers leak, have been granted bail at $500,000 each pending further action.
20 Apr 2017
Panama PapersPanamagate: SC orders JIT to probe corruption charges against Sharif
The Pakistani Supreme Court has ordered a Joint Investigation team to initiate probe proceedings against PM Nawaz Sharif over his involvement in the Panama Papers scandal.
19 Apr 2017
TalibanIndia, US reaffirm close ties
At the conclusion of US National Security Adviser HR McMaster's meeting with Indian officials, the US issued a statement, reaffirming the close ties it shares with India.
18 Apr 2017
TalibanUS NSA McMaster: Could take a tougher stance on Pakistan
The US National Security Adviser Lieutenant General HR McMaster reached Islamabad on an unannounced visit.
16 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsFear of fake FB accounts in Pakistan after blasphemy lynching
Social media users in Pakistan are afraid that fake Facebook profiles could be used to target them as blasphemers after the mob lynching of a social media user over alleged blasphemy.
14 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsJournalism student tortured to death over 'blasphemy'
In a horrific incident, a mob in Pakistan brutally beat up a 23-year-old journalism student of Abdul Wali Khan University, then shot him dead and continued assaulting the body with sticks.
04 Apr 2017
Panama PapersPanamagate: PM Sharif's 'kidney stone diagnosis' ahead of SC verdict
A change of guard in Pakistan is speculated as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif-led government is preparing for the Supreme Court's verdict on Panama Papers scandal.
31 Mar 2017
WorldPakistan: 22 people killed outside Shia holy place
22 people were killed and 50 others were injured when a suicide bomber drove his car into main gate of the Shia imambargah in the central bazar of Parachinar, Kurram Agency.
20 Mar 2017
AssemblyBritish Kashmiris oppose Pak's move on Gilgit-Baltistan
British Kashmiris under the banner of Kashmir Voice International condemned Pakistan's move to integrate Gilgit-Baltistan as a fifth province of the country.
20 Mar 2017
Pakistan News'Hindu Marriage Bill' becomes law in Pakistan
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain passed the Hindu Marriage Bill, extending protection to Hindu marriages and safeguarding the rights of Hindu minorities.
17 Mar 2017
Pakistan NewsMusharraf: Will face trial if security provided
Pervez Musharraf stated that he is willing to return to Pakistan to face trial, if the Pakistani army is ready to provide security cover for him.
16 Mar 2017
AssemblyPakistan to declare disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region as fifth province
Pakistan has reportedly decided to declare India's "integral part", Gilgit-Baltistan, as its fifth province.
28 Feb 2017
Pakistan NewsPervez Musharraf turns TV analyst
Former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, is back in the public eye and has chosen to relaunch his career as a television analyst.
18 Feb 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan Senate passes Hindu Marriage Bill
Pakistan Senate passed "The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017", which will allow the Hindu community in Pakistan their personal law. Sindhis already have a Hindu marriage law.
15 Feb 2017
Shehbaz SharifShehbaz Sharif target of suicide bombing: Pak Minister
Law Minister of Punjab Rana Sanaullah said that according to intelligence reports, the target of the suicide bomber was Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, younger brother of PM Nawaz Sharif.
14 Feb 2017
Shehbaz Sharif14 killed in Lahore Assembly blasts
A suicide bomb attack outside of Lahore Assembly killed 14 people including senior police officers and injured 73.
13 Feb 2017
Shehbaz SharifBomb explosion on Lahore's Mall Road
According to reports, a bomb has exploded outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore in the midst of a large protest in the area.
13 Feb 2017
IndiaPanama Papers: Mossack Fonseca partners arrested
Authorities in Panama have arrested two partners of law firm Mossack Fonseca over corruption allegations in Brazil.