A Pakistani court has overturned the 2018 conviction of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case, clearing his path to run in the parliamentary election set to be held in February. The Islamabad High Court announced its verdict…
Pakistan court rules jail trial of ex-PM Imran Khan illegal
A Pakistani court on Tuesday declared the jail trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets illegal, his lawyer said. A special court has been conducting the trial in jail citing security concerns since Khan…
Ex-PM Imran Khan arrested outside court in Pakistan
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested during a court appearance in capital Islamabad over corruption allegations. Musarrat Jamshed Cheema, a leader of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), confirmed Khan’s arrest to Al Jazeera on Tuesday. “He went…
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to be released from prison (CNN)
Disgraced former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif was ordered released from prison Wednesday, after serving less than three months of a 10-year sentence. The Islamabad High Court suspended a corruption sentence against Sharif and his daughter Maryam. The two were…
