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FILE: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Picture: AFP

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Ousted Pakistan PM Sharif jailed for seven years for graft - Pakistan TV

By Reuters

A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated.

  • Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after a press conference on his appearance in front of an accountability court to face corruption charges, in Islamabad on 26 September 2017. Picture: AFP

    Pakistan court orders release of former PM Nawaz Sharif on bail - lawyer

    Dozens of jubilant supporters chanted 'Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif!' outside the court after the decision was announced. Sharif was arrested on his return to the country in July this year.

    1430 days ago
  • Pakistani soldiers patrol outside a voting material distribution centre in Lahore on 24 July, 2018. Pakistan will hold its general election on 25 July. Picture: AFP

    [UPDATE] Suicide bomber kills 29 as Pakistanis vote in cliffhanger election

    Geo TV put the death toll at 18, while rival Samaa TV put it at 20, adding a 'suicide attacker' was responsible.

    1486 days ago
  • Pakistan politician Imran Khan. Picture: AFP

    Pakistan's Imran Khan seeks election win over jailed ex-PM's party

    Wednesday’s vote features competing narratives of democracy amid Sharif’s accusations elements of the powerful army are working to throw the race to Khan, which he denies.

    1487 days ago
  • A victim of a bomb blast is brought to a hospital in Quetta on 13 July, 2018 following an attack at an election rally. Picture: AFP

    [UPDATE] Suicide bomber kills 85 in attack on Pakistani election rally

    The bombing was the most deadly attack in Pakistan in over a year and is the third incident of election-related violence this week.

    1498 days ago
  • Pakistan’s interior minister Ahsan Iqbal. Picture: @PlanComPakistan/Twitter.

    Gun attack on minister deepens political divisions as Pakistan nears elections

    A gunman on Sunday shot interior minister Ahsan Iqbal as he was leaving a constituency meeting in Punjab province.

    1565 days ago
  • FILE: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Picture: AFP

    Pakistan bars former PM Sharif from holding office for life

    Sharif, 67, resigned in July after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office over an undeclared source of income.

    1589 days ago
  • FILE: Ousted Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Picture: AFP.

    Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif appears before anti-corruption court, set to be indicted

    Nawaz Sharif briefly appeared before a National Accountability Bureau court in Islamabad on three corruption charges.

    1788 days ago
  • FILE: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Picture: Facebook.com

    [ALERT] Pakistan's top court disqualifies PM Sharif from office

    The Supreme Court dismissed Sharif after an investigative panel alleged his family could not account for its vast wealth.

    1848 days ago
  • Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Picture: AFP.

    US to discuss nuclear security concerns with Pakistan

    There are concerns that Pakistan might be on the verge of deploying a small tactical nuclear weapon.

    2499 days ago
  • Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif waves to the media after a meeting at number 10 Downing Street in central London on 5 December, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Pakistan lifts moratorium on death penalty after school attack

    Pakistan began three days of mourning on Wednesday for the 141 people killed in the attack.

    2802 days ago
  • Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Picture: Facebook.com.

    Pakistani PM mulls over 3 month resignation

    Nawaz Sharif has now met with military leaders to discuss the option of resigning for three months.

    2908 days ago
  • Chairman of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaaf party (PTI), Imran Khan, addresses thousands of people at Azadi Square outside the country's Parliament in August 2014. Picture: Official PTI Facebook page.

    Pakistan: Situation remains tense

    3 people were killed when thousands of protesters tried to storm PM Nawaz Sharif’s residence.

    2909 days ago
  • Former Pakistan cricket great Imran Khan gives an interview 13 October 2005 in Islamabad. Picture: AFP.

    Khan's party wins Karachi constituency

    Rivals have vowed to stage a fightback against Imran Khan's Tehrik-i-Insaf party.

    3378 days ago
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