BREAKING: #PAKISTAN: Convicted Frmr. PM Nawaz #Sharif And Daughter Arrested At Lahore Airport Upon Return To Pakistan

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Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam have been flown to Islamabad after they were arrested upon their arrival at Lahore airport. Security in Lahore was beefed up as thousands of Sharif’s supporters marched to the airport. The father-daughter duo were sentenced to lengthy jail terms by an anti-corruption court in Pakistan last week. Sharif was given a 10-year jail term over the purchase of luxury London apartments, while his daughter Maryam was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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#PAKISTAN: Ousted PM Sharif Names Brother As Successor, Must Win By-Election First

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Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has named his younger brother Shahbaz to replace him as the country’s leader, after having been removed from office by the Supreme Court for lying on a wealth declaration. Shahbaz Sharif, currently the chief minister of Punjab province, which is Pakistan’s most populous region and the Sharif’s political heartland, will have to resign from that post and run for a by-election to join parliament before he is elected as prime minister.

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#PAKISTAN: PM Sharif Removed From Office By Supreme Court

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stepped down after the Supreme Court disqualified him from office as leader of the country's government. Friday's landmark ruling comes after months of hearings in a case instigated by the "Panama Papers" leaks, related to alleged corruption during his previous two terms in office.

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#PAKISTAN: Frmr. Pres. Zardari Returns From Self-Imposed Exile, Threatens Mass Protests

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Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari has returned to the country, ending his 18-month- long self-imposed exile, amidst speculations about his future role in the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which has threatened a major protest against the Nawaz Sharif government. The party has asked the government to change the interior minister and appoint a full-time foreign minister, among other demands, before December 27 or face street demonstrations. So far, none of the demands have been fulfilled.

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#INDIA: Pakistan PM Sharif Attends Indian PM Nodi's Inauguration, Speaks of Peace

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PAKISTAN: PM Sharif Raises Defense Budget by 15% [world politics news]

PAKISTAN: Frmr PM Nawaz Sharif Wins Landslide to Return to Power [world politics news]