LONDON: Hasan Nawaz Sharif, the son of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was declared bankrupt by the High Court of Justice in London after he failed to clear tax liabilities he owed to the UK government, sources confirmed to Dawn. The details of the bankruptcy, which emerged on Sunday, were officially published in the UK Gazette, the public record for …
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League (N) President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has called the November 24 protest call a bid to destabilise the country, speaking to the media before departing London for Pakistan on Saturday. Accompanied by his daughter, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, he addressed reporters outside Avenfield House, dismissing the protest as “false propaganda” and labelling organisers …
LONDON: Ruing ‘mistakes’ by petty individuals in the past, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that these errors had cost the country and democracy dearly. Speaking at a workers’ convention at a local hotel, the PML-N chief said that if not for that ‘disturbance’, Pakistan would have been an Asian Tiger by now, or even a member of the …
ISLAMABAD: The ECP on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a reference seeking the disqualification of PML-N lawmaker Adil Bazai. A three-member bench of the commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja heard the case. Bazai’s counsel maintained that he had never joined the PML-N and asserted that a fake affidavit had been submitted in his name with the …
LONDON: Former prime minister and PML-N president Nawaz Sharif returned to London over the weekend, and is expected to spend less than a week here, ahead of his departure to another country for a medical check-up. Sources told that Nawaz would remain in London for less than a week, and that he is scheduled to have medical check-up in another …
LONDON: Former premier and PML-N president Nawaz Sharif is set to depart today (Monday) from London on a visit to Washington DC, Dawn has learnt. Nawaz arrived in London late on Saturday evening, and spent Sunday at his residence in Avenfield House in Park Lane. This is the PML-N leader’s first London trip after his return from the UK to …
LAHORE: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has finally left for London for “recreation and some private engagements”. His daughter, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, is also likely to travel to London in the first week of November. Mr Sharif returned to the country in October last year after spending four years in the UK, in self-imposed exile. On Friday, he boarded …
LAHORE: In a meeting at Jati Umra, the residence of the Sharif family in Lahore, the ruling parties on Wednesday virtually succeeded in winning over Maulana Fazlur Rehman of the JUI-F for their ‘judicial reform package’. However, the parties still require cooperation from the PTI to achieve complete consensus on the constitutional amendments, which have become a bone of contention …
ISLAMABAD: Indian journalist Barkha Dutt met with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Lahore. Barkha Dutt’s visit aligns with Pakistan’s preparations for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. Her meeting with the Pakistan Muslim League (N) leadership took place as international media representatives began arriving in Pakistan to cover the high-profile event. Pakistan …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have held discussions during which the two leaders reached an agreement on constitutional amendments. Bilawal called on Nawaz Sharif at the Punjab House, where the former Prime Minister welcomed the PPP leader. The two leaders also exchanged views on the country’s political …