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Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Imran Khan, his wife to 14 and 7 years in prison in graft case
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Imran Khan, his wife to 14 and 7 years in prison in graft case

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said. “This is a bogus case, and we will approach an appeals court against this decision,” said Omar Ayub Khan, a senior party leader who …

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Pakistani court denies imprisoned former premier Khan and his wife bail in graft case
5 months, 1 week ago

Pakistani court denies imprisoned former premier Khan and his wife bail in graft case

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court denied on Monday a bail application by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife in a graft case, their lawyer said. He faced new charges, including the graft case, in July after a court overturned the convictions and seven-year sentences of the couple in a case questioning the legality of their 2018 marriage, …

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Pakistan court grants bail to Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in graft case
8 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan court grants bail to Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in graft case

The Independent  

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Pakistan commission accepts ex-PM Sharif's nomination for February poll
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan commission accepts ex-PM Sharif's nomination for February poll

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Election Commission on Thursday accepted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's nomination for the 2024 elections, weeks after a court overturned two graft convictions, ARY News reported. But Mr. Sharif still needs the removal of a life ban on holding any public office to qualify to stand, so it was not immediately clear how his nomination was accepted. Mr. Sharif, …

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Pakistan acquits ex-premier in a graft case. He’s now closer to running in elections
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan acquits ex-premier in a graft case. He’s now closer to running in elections

LA Times  

A Pakistani court acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case on Wednesday, removing a major obstacle for him to run in parliamentary elections in February. Sharif, who served as prime minister three times, returned to Pakistan in October after four years of self-exile abroad to avoid serving out a 10-year prison sentence on corruption charges. A year …

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Pakistani court extends protection from arrest in graft cases to former premier Nawaz Sharif
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistani court extends protection from arrest in graft cases to former premier Nawaz Sharif

The Independent  

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Pakistan's former premier appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence in graft case, seeks release
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan's former premier appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence in graft case, seeks release

The Independent  

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Pot calls the kettle black: Imran Khan has been arrested for graft, what about Shehbaz Sharif?
1 year, 10 months ago

Pot calls the kettle black: Imran Khan has been arrested for graft, what about Shehbaz Sharif?

Firstpost  

Imran Khan’s arrest has rocked Pakistan. The cricketer-turned-politician’s arrest has led sitting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to say that Khan’s politics is defined by “blatant lies.” “Bending the judiciary to your whims and behaving as if rules don’t apply to you. The younger brother of the three-time prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz hails from a wealthy industrial Sharif …

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Pakistan PM’s son returns from exile to face graft charges
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan PM’s son returns from exile to face graft charges

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A son of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif returned home Sunday after four years in London to face corruption charges that were filed against him in 2020. Suleman Shahbaz reached Islamabad early Sunday and then took a flight to his hometown of Lahore after meeting with his father at the prime minister’s residence, said Ata Tarar, a spokesman …

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Nawaz Sharif charged with fresh graft case
4 years, 4 months ago

Nawaz Sharif charged with fresh graft case

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s anti-corruption body has slapped a fresh corruption case on deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, compounding the legal woes of the embattled Opposition leader who has frequently attacked the powerful military as well as the government. The National Accountability Bureau also approved cases against Mr. Sharif’s ex-personal secretary Fawad Hasan Fawad, former federal minister Ahsan Iqbal, former foreign secretary Aizaz …

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Maryam Nawaz to appear in court on 19 July in connection with high-profile Avenfield Apartments graft case
5 years, 8 months ago

Maryam Nawaz to appear in court on 19 July in connection with high-profile Avenfield Apartments graft case

Firstpost  

Maryam Nawaz has been summoned by an anti-corruption court to appear before it on 19 July for allegedly submitting a fake trust deed in the high-profile Avenfield Apartments case Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz has been summoned by an anti-corruption court to appear before it on 19 July for allegedly submitting a fake trust …

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Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses appeal against suspension of Nawaz Sharifs' sentences in graft case
6 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses appeal against suspension of Nawaz Sharifs' sentences in graft case

Firstpost  

In a relief to jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the anti-graft body’s appeal against the suspension of his jail sentence and that of his family in one of three corruption cases faced by the embattled leader. Islamabad: In a relief to jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the Supreme Court on …

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Nawaz Sharif gets seven year jail in graft case
6 years, 2 months ago

Nawaz Sharif gets seven year jail in graft case

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Monday sentenced to seven years in prison in Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference but acquitted in Flagship reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau. While reading out the short order, Accountability Judge Arshad Malik said that there was no case against Nawaz Sharif in the Flagship reference. Section 9 says: “A holder …

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Pakistan court sentences Nawaz Sharif to 7 years in jail in graft case
6 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan court sentences Nawaz Sharif to 7 years in jail in graft case

Live Mint  

Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case while acquitting him in the Flagship Investments corruption case in the high-profile Panama Papers scandal. Accountability Court II Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik announced the short verdict in the two remaining corruption cases against the …

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Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 7 years in prison in Al-Azizia Mills graft case; acquitted in Flagship Investment reference case
6 years, 2 months ago

Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 7 years in prison in Al-Azizia Mills graft case; acquitted in Flagship Investment reference case

Firstpost  

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been sentenced to 7-years of imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Mills graft case by an accountability court in Pakistan. He was held liable for inability to explain assets beyond means in the Al-Azizia reference case, but has been acquitted in the Flagship Investment reference case. The accountability court judge Muhammad Arshad Malik had reserved …

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Nawaz Sharif appears before Pak court in remaining 2 graft cases
6 years, 7 months ago

Nawaz Sharif appears before Pak court in remaining 2 graft cases

India TV News  

Pakistan's deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before an accountability court hearing corruption cases against his family, on Monday, the first court appearance in the remaining two graft cases following his incarceration. Sharif, 68, along with his daughter Maryam, 44 and his son-in-law Capt Muhammad Safdar are already serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively in …

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Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam arrested from Lahore airport in graft case
6 years, 8 months ago

Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam arrested from Lahore airport in graft case

Live Mint  

Lahore: Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with his daughter Maryam were arrested Friday night on their return to the country after they were convicted in a corruption case, less than two weeks before the country goes to polls. The plane carrying Sharif and Maryam landed at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Airport at 9:15 IST, nearly three hours late from …

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Pakistan anti-graft body gives nod for graft case against Sharifs
7 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan anti-graft body gives nod for graft case against Sharifs

India TV News  

Pakistan's anti-graft body has given the nod for launching a corruption case against ousted premier Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam, son-in-law Muhammad Safdar, and sons Hassan and Hussain, are already facing three NAB cases filed in September on the basis of the Supreme Court's decision of July 28 in the Panama Papers …

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Panama Papers probe: Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2 graft cases
7 years, 4 months ago

Panama Papers probe: Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in 2 graft cases

Firstpost  

Sharif is currently in London with his wife Kulsum as she undergoes cancer treatment. Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two cases of corruption spiralling from the Panama Papers leak, his lawyers said. “The accountability court issued bailable warrants for the former prime minister in two cases of alleged corruption …

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Panama Papers graft case: Pak. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appears before accountability court
7 years, 4 months ago

Panama Papers graft case: Pak. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appears before accountability court

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s embattled Finance Minister and ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s close aide Ishaq Dar on Monday appeared before an anti-corruption court in Islamabad for the seventh time in his trial in a Panama Papers graft case. On September 8, the NAB filed the case against 67-year-old Mr. Dar following the July 28 verdict of the Supreme Court in the that …

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Graft case: Nawaz Sharif and Maryam indicted
7 years, 4 months ago

Graft case: Nawaz Sharif and Maryam indicted

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law were indicted on Thursday by an anti-graft court in a corruption case related to the Avenfield property in London. The National Accountability Bureau had registered three cases of corruption and money laundering against 67- year-old Sharif, his family members and finance minister Ishaq Dar in the accountability court in …

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Craving for easy money from graft is in human DNA
7 years, 7 months ago

Craving for easy money from graft is in human DNA

Deccan Chronicle  

We should have been celebrating the week that has gone by as a milestone in the battle against corruption. This was a week in which the Lalu Yadav clan was unceremoniously denied a share of power in Bihar by the chief minister Nitish Kumar who seized an opportunity to ditch the family on the count of corruption. If not for …

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Panama Papers verdict: Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif, orders filing of graft cases against him
7 years, 7 months ago

Panama Papers verdict: Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif, orders filing of graft cases against him

Firstpost  

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down and ruled that graft cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal. As the unanimous verdict by the five-judge bench was read out by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan inside the packed courtroom 1 of the Supreme Court, a large number of …

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Panamagate graft case: Pakistan Supreme Court removes Nawaz Sharif from office
7 years, 7 months ago

Panamagate graft case: Pakistan Supreme Court removes Nawaz Sharif from office

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life. A spokesman of Prime Minister House said that Mr. Sharif resigned following the judgment despite having reservations on the verdict. Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was also disqualified by the court The judges ruled on a petition from Opposition leader Imran Khan. The …

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