World & Nation
After days of negotiations, lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elect Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for the second time.
March 3, 2024
The party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and its allies have announced they will jointly form a coalition government.
Feb. 13, 2024
More than 100 lawmakers from ousted Premier Imran Khan’s party staged a walkout of the National Assembly in protest.
April 11, 2022
Pakistan’s ailing convicted former prime minister Sharif leaves country for medical treatment in London
Nov. 18, 2019
A Pakistani court on Wednesday suspended the corruption sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members and ordered them released on bail pending their appeals.
Sept. 19, 2018
A Pakistani court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as well as his daughter and son-in-law on corruption charges stemming from documents leaked from a Panama law firm.
Oct. 19, 2017
An anti-corruption court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam to prison in a corruption case, dealing their political party a major blow less than three weeks before national elections.
July 6, 2018
At least 132 people were killed and dozens more critically injured Friday, in a bombing at an election campaign rally in a remote region of Pakistan, an attack that hurled the country deep into political chaos.
July 13, 2018
Pakistan’s ruling party named senior lawmaker Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as successor to the deposed prime minister on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court removed Nawaz Sharif from office for concealing assets.
July 29, 2017
Pakistan’s top court on Thursday asked the government to investigate corruption allegations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family, delaying for two months a decision that could have jeopardized his political future.
April 20, 2017