Shehbaz Sharif was set to become Pakistan’s new prime minister on Sunday as political uncertainty and daunting economic challenges await the new government. Pakistan’s parliament was set to vote on a new premier following general elections on February 8. Shehbaz Sharif is the head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the younger brother of […]
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, […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The political rivals of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced details of a power-sharing agreement late Tuesday, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime minister. The much-awaited announcement followed days of talks among the leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League, or PML, the Pakistan People’s Party, or PPP, […]
(Bloomberg) — Pakistan moved a step closer to getting a new government after Shehbaz Sharif was named as the country’s next prime minister candidate, a breakthrough after no political party achieved an outright majority but one that could lead to a weak and unstable administration. Most Read from Bloomberg Nawaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan […]
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed confidence his party will win Thursday’s national election, a vote that has been marred by violence, deep political tensions and the imprisonment of a popular contender. A day before the election, at least 30 people were killed in bombings at political offices, and sporadic attacks on Thursday […]
Thousands of mourners filled the NIA Masjid and Community Center in Newark early Saturday to pay tribute to Imam Hassan Sharif, with crowds so large that people packed the mosque and its parking lot joining prayers aired over speakers. The 52-year-old husband, father and spiritual leader was shot and killed after morning prayers early Wednesday […]