World & Nation
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
After days of negotiations, lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elect Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for the second time.
March 3, 2024
Officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers, and wounding 62 others.
Nov. 9, 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 acquits former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case, removing a major obstacle for him to run in parliamentary elections.
Nov. 29, 2023
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
Fatah Sharif had been placed on administrative leave since allegations of his ties to the militant group emerged in March.
Sept. 30, 2024
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