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Pakistan's General Election 2024: Imran Khan's PTI-backed candidates win 101 seats but fall short of majority

Feb 11, 2024, at 09:04 pm

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on February 8.

Former PM Nawaz Sharif says his PML-N won Pakistan's national polls, Imran Khan's PTI denies his claims

Feb 10, 2024, at 06:33 am

Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday claimed his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) won the national polls though no clear picture emerged as results showed Imran Khan's  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidates dominating in several seats and promising to give tough battle to other political outfits.

With Imran Khan in jail, Pakistan votes to elect new govt; mobile internet suspended

Feb 08, 2024, at 07:46 pm

Voting is underway in Pakistan  to decide the fates of 17,816 candidates on Thursday as the country, roiled by a deep economic crisis, is witnessing a neck-to-neck contest between old dynastic rulers even as former Prime Minister Imran Khan languishes in prison.

Pakistan is begging for money while India has reached the moon: Former PM Nawaz Sharif

Sep 21, 2023, at 06:10 pm

Blaming the country's former generals and judges for its economic woes, ex-Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has lamented that Pakistan is begging money from the world while neighbour India has sent Chadrayaan-3 to the moon and even hosted a major global event like G20.

Attack on Imran Khan: Complaint lodged against Nawaz Sharif in London

Nov 08, 2022, at 02:35 am

London: Overseas Pakistanis have lodged a complaint here against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif over the latter’s alleged involvement in attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, media reports said on Monday.

Nawaz Sharif says Imran Khan destroyed Pakistan's economy

Apr 24, 2022, at 03:29 am

Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has slammed ousted PM Imran Khan for backtracking on every promise and said the PTI chairman broke the back of Pakistan's economy.

PTI-PML-N supporters face off outside Nawaz Sharif's residence in London

Apr 11, 2022, at 03:41 pm

London: Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf faced off outside former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's London residence on Sunday.

Shehbaz Sharif likely to become Pakistan's next Prime Minister after Imran Khan's removal

Apr 10, 2022, at 02:47 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Shehbaz Sharif, Leader of the Opposition in Pakistan, is likely to take over as the Prime Minister of the country after Imran Khan lost in the no-confidence vote with 174 members voting against him in the 342-member National Assembly.

Imran Khan guilty of high treason: Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif

Apr 04, 2022, at 03:16 am

Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and all characters involved in the "conspiracy" against the nation are guilty of high treason and should be tried under Article 6 of the Constitution, reports The Express Tribune.

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President slams Imran Khan govt over Nawaz Sharif issue

Jan 30, 2022, at 02:09 am

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over its moves taken to bring back former PM Nawaz Sharif and said it should focus on issues related to public importance.

Imran Khan may be in trouble soon with army rolling out red carpet for Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif: Media reports

Nov 17, 2021, at 05:26 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to be in deep trouble very soon as the Pak army and establishment have given a nudge to Khan's predecessor Nawaz Sharif to return to the country, according to an exclusive report by Indian television network CNN-News18.

Four men try to barge into ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's son's London office

May 24, 2021, at 05:17 pm

London: Four unidentified men tried to barge into ex-Pakistan PM  Nawaz Sharif's son, Hassan Nawaz's office in Parkland, London on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.

Accountability Bureau in Pakistan seeks to auction properties of Nawaz Sharif

Apr 21, 2021, at 12:10 am

Authorities in Pakistan are planning to auction the properties of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is currently in London and has been declared proclaimed offender in Pakistan, as per a report in the Express Tribune.

Pakistan government refuses to renew Nawaz Sharif's passport

Mar 25, 2021, at 11:35 pm

Pakistan’s government will not renew the passport of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who is currently staying in Landon. However, the government said they would provide him with special documents to travel back to Pakistan.

Ex-Pakistan ambassador to US Abida Hussain claims Osama Bin Laden once funded Nawaz Sharif

Feb 01, 2021, at 05:10 am

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Abida Hussain has alleged that former Al-Qaeda chief and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had funded former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Nawaz Sharif's son asks Imran Khan govt to show proof of corruption committed by Sharif family

Jan 26, 2021, at 05:21 pm

Islamabad:  Deposed premier Nawaz Sharif's son, Hussain Nawaz, has challenged PM Imran Khan-led government to show proof of corruption or illegality committed by the Sharif family before the UK or any other government in the world.

Only new elections can solve Pakistan’s problems: Abbasi

Jan 10, 2021, at 04:36 am

Islamabad: Senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said only a fresh election can bring Pakistan out of the prevailing crisis.

Pakistan Minister says Nawaz Sharif's passport to be cancelled on Feb 16

Dec 30, 2020, at 11:08 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday said the passport of former Prime Minister of the country Nawaz Sharif will be cancelled on Feb 16.

Nawaz Sharif's tirades has generated 'anger in the army', says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Dec 19, 2020, at 10:43 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that the verbal attacks of PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his party against the top military leadership has created "a lot of anger" within the army over, but that the COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was tolerating all this for the sake of democracy in the country.

Nawaz Sharif slams Imran Khan,Pakistan Army during PDM rally

Dec 15, 2020, at 01:29 am

Lahore: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan and the country's army as he addressed the crowd via video link during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)'s Lahore rally on Sunday.

Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif slams 'undemocratic forces'

Dec 10, 2020, at 05:25 pm

Islamabad: Stating that this is not the Pakistan which scholar Muhammad Iqbal had dreamt about, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif lashed out at 'undemocratic forces' and lamented that ex-PMs of the country have not been able to complete their full tenures.

Pakistan: Court declares Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender

Dec 04, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Islamabad:  Another all out war against the opposition leaders of the country became evident when the Islamabad High Court (IHC)  declared former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender after the PML-N supremo ignored all summonses and proclamations of the bench that was originally formed to hear appeals against his conviction in two graft cases, media reports said.

Nawaz Sharif and sons can come to Pakistan for Begum Shamim's funeral: Shibli

Nov 24, 2020, at 09:25 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Information Minister Shibli Faraz said on Tuesday that there were no restriction on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his sons and former finance minister Ishaq Dar to come to Pakistan to attend the funeral of the PML-N supremo's mother.

Pakistan Army had no weapons during Kargil, claims former PM Nawaz Sharif

Oct 26, 2020, at 10:58 pm

London/UNI: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed that during 1999 Kargil war the country did not have weapons and the soldiers were sent to the peaks, without food, by a handful of generals.

Pakistan Interior Minister Ijaz Shah behind move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP to register FIR against PML-N leaders

Oct 24, 2020, at 07:12 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Brig (retd) Ijaz Shah is suspected to be the person behind the recent Pakistan Rangers' move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP and subsequent arrest of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Safdar Awan, media reports said.

Pakistan is controlled by two parallel governments: Nawaz Sharif

Oct 23, 2020, at 02:02 am

London: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif has said the South Asian country is currently controlled by two parallel governments.

Imran Khan's selectors to answer for the ongoing crises in the country : Nawaz Sharif

Oct 10, 2020, at 04:07 am

London: Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Thursday attacked current PM Imran Khan over the ongoing crises in the country and said his 'selectors' should answer for it.

Pakistan: Islamabad HC rejects petition seeking ban on Nawaz Sharif' speeches

Oct 08, 2020, at 03:12 am

Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a petition seeking a ban on PML-N supremo and Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif's speeches.

Imran Khan govt to push for ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's deportation from UK

Oct 02, 2020, at 04:02 am

Islamabad: The Pakistani government has tasked relevant authorities with bringing back Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo leader Nawaz Sharif from London, media reports said.

Protesters chant slogans, hurl abuses outside Nawaz Sharif's  residence

Sep 28, 2020, at 11:30 pm

London/UNI: About two dozen men gathered outside Nawaz Sharif's London residence yelling slogans and hurling abuses against him.