Articles for Nawaz Sharif

India And Pakistan Wasted 77 Years, Next 77 Years Shouldn’t Be So: Nawaz Sharif
2 months ago

India And Pakistan Wasted 77 Years, Next 77 Years Shouldn’t Be So: Nawaz Sharif

ABP News  

Lahore, Pakistan: The recently concluded visit of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the Council of Heads of Government meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held in Islamabad has proved to be a “beginning” and an “opening” of sorts for the progress in bilateral ties between India and Pakistan, and the process of high-level visits, especially dialogue, between both neighbours …

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Pakistan: Major relief to Shehbaz Sharif, Supreme Court reinstates changes in anti-corruption laws
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Major relief to Shehbaz Sharif, Supreme Court reinstates changes in anti-corruption laws

India TV News  

Islamabad: In a major relief to former PM Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's Supreme Court in a unanimous decision on Friday reinstated the changes in the country's anti-corruption laws that had benefited several leading politicians, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo. The step was criticised by Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as it led to the withdrawal of corruption cases against leading politicians …

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Beyond the Lines | Road to Ruin: Why Pakistani premiers pursue unwinnable wars against India
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Beyond the Lines | Road to Ruin: Why Pakistani premiers pursue unwinnable wars against India

Firstpost  

The lessons from history cannot be more brutally unambiguous: In the last seven decades, each time a Pakistani premier has waged war against India, his career has met with a premature end Around 2006, Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf was on a visit to the US. Musharraf’s misadventure had led to Pakistan’s defeat in the Kargil war against India, and cost …

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How the 1999 war exposed Pak policy
5 months ago

How the 1999 war exposed Pak policy

Hindustan Times  

A quarter of a century ago, the 84-day war fought by India on the glaciated heights of Kargil sector in 1999 marked the beginning of the end of the West’s pro-Islamabad stance, with much of the world waking up to the fact that cross-border terrorism was part of the state policy of the country that had gone nuclear a year …

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Global Express | A Nawaz Misread? An India Miscalculation?
6 months, 1 week ago

Global Express | A Nawaz Misread? An India Miscalculation?

New Indian Express  

Today, all eyes are on the four shocking back to back terror attacks that were unleashed this week – not in the Kashmir Valley – but in Jammu. It came hours after Pakistan’s sitting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and then, his brother and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had sent a straight from the heart congratulatory message – a plea …

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Could Nawaz Sharif's recent praise of PM Modi be a pivotal moment for India-Pakistan relations?
6 months, 1 week ago

Could Nawaz Sharif's recent praise of PM Modi be a pivotal moment for India-Pakistan relations?

India TV News  

New Delhi: A day following the swearing-in of the NDA government's council of ministers, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a prominent figure leading Pakistan's ruling PML, extended an olive branch to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, acknowledging the BJP's recent electoral triumph as a testament to his leadership. Prime Minister Modi message to Pakistan PM Modi swiftly reciprocated within two …

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Imran Khan major hurdle in political reconciliation in Pakistan, says Nawaz Sharif
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Imran Khan major hurdle in political reconciliation in Pakistan, says Nawaz Sharif

The Hindu  

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said his successor Imran Khan was the main hurdle in political reconciliation in the country and underscored the ruling PML-N party's commitment to dialogue and not indulging in vengeance, according to media reports. Mr. Sharif's remarks came during a meeting with party senators on Friday evening, where the issue of negotiations with Mr. …

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Tale of two elections: Pakistan’s flawed political journey versus India’s credible electoral process
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Tale of two elections: Pakistan’s flawed political journey versus India’s credible electoral process

Firstpost  

As the campaign for the world’s largest electoral exercise came to an end, my mind turned to the election for the National Assembly held in Pakistan on February 8 this year. In the 2018 elections, the army, under General Qamar Bajwa, who ironically was appointed by Nawaz Sharif as the army chief, decided that Imran Khan should be assisted from …

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India responds to Nawaz Sharif’s remarks, calls it a perspective based on reality
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India responds to Nawaz Sharif’s remarks, calls it a perspective based on reality

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday responded to former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif’s contention that Islamabad violated the Lahore Declaration of 1999, saying that a “perspective based on reality” is emerging on the Pakistani side. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was re-elected president of Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party in 2017, when he was forced out of office while facing …

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Breaking News: 25 Years After Kargil War, Nawaz Sharif Admits To Pakistan's Violation Of Lahore Agreement
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Breaking News: 25 Years After Kargil War, Nawaz Sharif Admits To Pakistan's Violation Of Lahore Agreement

ABP News  

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday, May 28, admitted that Islamabad violated the agreement signed by him and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with India in 1999. Addressing the party's general council after being elected as the president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Sharif said, "On May 28, 1998, Pakistan conducted five nuclear tests. Nawaz Sharif …

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Nawaz Sharif admits Pakistan violated peace agreement with India in 1999
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Nawaz Sharif admits Pakistan violated peace agreement with India in 1999

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday admitted that Islamabad had "violated" an agreement with India in 1999, in an apparent reference to the Kargil war. The agreement with India that Sharif talked about was the "Lahore Declaration" signed between him and then Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on February 21, 1999. Had Imran Khan like a person …

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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif re-elected 'unopposed' as PML-N president after six years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif re-elected 'unopposed' as PML-N president after six years

Deccan Chronicle  

Lahore: Nawaz Sharif was re-elected “unopposed” as the President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party on Tuesday, six years after the three-time former prime minister was forced to quit the post following a Supreme Court ruling in the Panama Papers case. The 74-year-old veteran politician, who returned to Pakistan in October last year after a four-year self-imposed exile in …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif resigns as PML-N president, elder brother Nawaz Sharif set to take over post
7 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif resigns as PML-N president, elder brother Nawaz Sharif set to take over post

India TV News  

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday resigned as the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. After the resignation, his elder brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif is set to become the next chief of the ruling party amid internal strife. "The tumultuous events of 2017, which resulted in the "unjust" disqualification of Nawaz from the Prime Minister's Office and the …

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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for China on 'private visit'
8 months ago

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for China on 'private visit'

ABP News  

Lahore, Apr 23 : Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif left for China late on Monday on a five-day "private visit". According to the Pakistan Muslim League, its supreme leader left for China by a Chinese Southern Airlines flight on a private visit along with his grandson, Junaid Safdar, and personal staff from the Lahore airport. Local media says Sharif …

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Nawaz Sharif blames 2017’s Pakistan's military establishment for his ouster then
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nawaz Sharif blames 2017’s Pakistan's military establishment for his ouster then

Deccan Chronicle  

Lahore, Mar 26 Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday again blamed the powerful military establishment for orchestrating his removal from office in 2017 though the current ruling dispensation led by his party post the February 8 polls is reported to have blessings of the current military bosses. Talking to a group of provincial lawmakers, Nawaz Sharif asked them …

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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's two sons acquitted in three corruption cases related to Panama Papers
9 months ago

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's two sons acquitted in three corruption cases related to Panama Papers

India TV News  

Islamabad: A Pakistan anti-corruption court on Tuesday acquitted two sons of three-time former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif in three cases of alleged corruption, nearly ending the legal woes of the Sharif family. Nawaz's sons returned after six-year exile Earlier this month, Nawaz's two sons decided to surrender before the court to face the trial proceedings …

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Pak court acquits two sons of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif in corruption cases
9 months ago

Pak court acquits two sons of ex-PM Nawaz Sharif in corruption cases

Hindustan Times  

A Pakistan anti-corruption court on Tuesday acquitted the two sons of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in three cases of alleged corruption, nearly ending the legal woes faced by the former prime minister's family. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif Hassan and Hussain Nawaz were implicated in the Avenfield, Flagship, and Al-Azizia corruption cases in 2018 related to the Panama …

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WORLD AFFAIRS | Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

WORLD AFFAIRS | Can Pakistan’s fragmented mandate pave the way for a national charter of democracy?

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 08, 2024 17:45 IST - 9 MINS READ A simmering political crisis has continued in Pakistan even after the February 8 national and provincial elections. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party-backed independent candidates won 93 seats, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League won 74 seats, and the Pakistan People’s Party claimed 54. …

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Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan's prime minister for a second time after controversial election
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan's prime minister for a second time after controversial election

Hindustan Times  

Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday secured his second term as Pakistan's prime minister as lawmakers elected him with 201 votes amid protests in parliament. Pakistan's former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party Shehbaz Sharif Shehbaz's party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will lead a coalition government with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's Pakistan People's Party as a key partner. The development …

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Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan PM for second term after controversial vote
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan PM for second term after controversial vote

Al Jazeera  

Sharif returns to the role he held until August last year when parliament was dissolved ahead of the February 8 election. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani legislators have elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s prime minister for a second term following a controversial election last month. “Shehbaz Sharif is declared to have been elected the prime minister of the Islamic Republic …

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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif returns to parliament after 7 years, takes oath as ordinary lawmaker | WATCH
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif returns to parliament after 7 years, takes oath as ordinary lawmaker | WATCH

India TV News  

Islamabad: Three-time former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday took oath as an ordinary Member of the National Assembly as newly-elected members of the lower house of the Pakistani parliament met for the first time and took oaths amid a ruckus by supporters of incarcerated cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan. The nomination of Shehbaz Sharif as the next prime minister by …

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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif nominates younger brother Shehbaz for premiership, says ‘best choice in current circumstances’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif nominates younger brother Shehbaz for premiership, says ‘best choice in current circumstances’

Live Mint  

Formally nominating his younger brother to head a coalition government, former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif said ‘Shehbaz is the best choice for the prime ministership, especially in the current circumstances Pakistan is in’ Formally nominating his younger brother to head a coalition government, former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif said 'Shehbaz is the best choice for the prime ministership, especially in …

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Pakistan's new government's 1st priority will be to ‘fix’ economy: Nawaz Sharif
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan's new government's 1st priority will be to ‘fix’ economy: Nawaz Sharif

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said the priority of the upcoming government led by his party will be to "fix" the ailing economy as all the problems plaguing the cash-strapped nation were linked to the economic woes. Sharif, who surprisingly nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif to be the prime minister of a coalition government, also said …

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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif officially nominates 'best choice' brother Shehbaz for PM
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif officially nominates 'best choice' brother Shehbaz for PM

India TV News  

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday officially nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for the Prime Minister's position, saying he is the "best choice" for the post and the priority of the upcoming six-party coalition government would be to "fix" Pakistan's beleaguered economy. “Nawaz officially nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif and party loyalist Sardar Ayaz Sadiq …

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