Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif was almost struck by a mask depicting his arch-rival Imran Khan that was hurled at him in parliament — not a bottle, as social media posts misleadingly claimed. The stunt happened as lawmakers were sworn in following controversial elections. A close-up of the footage from state media shows the mask […]
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Old video of ex-Pakistani leader Sharif calling for ‘election boycott’ circulates ahead of 2024 vote
Footage of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaking at a meeting of opposition leaders in 2007 has been recirculated in posts falsely claiming it shows him announcing that several parties would boycott the 2024 election. In reality, Sharif’s army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), founded by ex-prime minister Imran Khan, […]
Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years for corruption
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 years in prison for corruption, prison officials said, a day after another special court convicted Khan for leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence. Khan and his wife are accused of retaining and selling […]