The final results in Pakistan’s general election have put independent candidates backed by jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s PTI party in the lead. Independents won 101 of the National Assembly seats. BBC analysis shows 93 of them went to PTI-backed candidates.…
Pakistan court overturns conviction of ex-premier Nawaz Sharif ahead of election
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…
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…