Nawaz sharif
Ousted Pakistan PM Sharif jailed for seven years for graft - Pakistan TV
A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated.
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.
Geo TV put the death toll at 18, while rival Samaa TV put it at 20, adding a 'suicide attacker' was responsible.
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.
The bombing was the most deadly attack in Pakistan in over a year and is the third incident of election-related violence this week.
A gunman on Sunday shot interior minister Ahsan Iqbal as he was leaving a constituency meeting in Punjab province.
Sharif, 67, resigned in July after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding office over an undeclared source of income.
Nawaz Sharif briefly appeared before a National Accountability Bureau court in Islamabad on three corruption charges.
The Supreme Court dismissed Sharif after an investigative panel alleged his family could not account for its vast wealth.
There are concerns that Pakistan might be on the verge of deploying a small tactical nuclear weapon.
Pakistan began three days of mourning on Wednesday for the 141 people killed in the attack.
Nawaz Sharif has now met with military leaders to discuss the option of resigning for three months.
3 people were killed when thousands of protesters tried to storm PM Nawaz Sharif’s residence.
Rivals have vowed to stage a fightback against Imran Khan's Tehrik-i-Insaf party.