by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, Dec 7, 2023LAHORE: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, who has engaged with various party leaderships since his return from London in October, finally made a visit to the residence of PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat on Wednesday. Nawaz’s visit to the Lahore residence of the PML-Q chief — whose party played an instrumental role in forming the PML-N led coalition government that remained at the helm of affairs for 16…
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By Awais Yousafzai in The News, October 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: The three-time prime minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, will return to Pakistan on October 21 after four years of self-exile in London with the status of a convicted criminal as he has been sentenced in two graft cases. The former premier will have to get the sentences awarded to him in two National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases suspended upon his return to the country by…
by Zulqernain Tahir | Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, October 7th, 2023• Medical report submitted to LHC says ex-PM has ‘residual anginal symptoms’ that require frequent follow-up visits• PML-N supremo spends ‘final day’ at London office, likely to fly to Saudi Arabia next week• Shehbaz says ‘vote ko izzat do’ not an anti-establishment slogan LAHORE: After Nawaz Sharif’s legal team submitted his medical reports to the Lahore High Court on Friday, his younger brother Shehbaz…
by Zulqernain Tahir | Atika Rehman in Dawn, Oct 1st, 2023LAHORE / LONDON: After in-depth discussions on the issue with the party’s second-tier leadership at two separate meetings, the PML-N on Saturday declared that supreme leader Nawaz Sharif is ready to face “all kinds of circumstances” upon his return from London on Oct 21. A day after senior leader Ishaq Dar announced they would no longer be demanding for accountability of elements behind the elder…
Shehbaz’s London trip ‘preserves party-establishment’ tiesby Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Sept 30, 2023LAHORE: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif returned from London on Thursday, reportedly after managing to persuade his elder brother Nawaz Sharif “not to disturb the ideal equation of the party with the establishment”. Mr Shehbaz had to skedaddle back to London within 48 hours of his arrival in the country following Mr Nawaz’s hard-hitting speech on Sept 18, in which he demanded accountability for…
by Atika Rehman in Dawn, Sept 23, 2023• Mystery still surrounds ex-PM’s abrupt visit• Says Nawaz will unveil plan to tackle poverty, improve economy at a rally upon return LONDON: A day after arriving in London on a visit seen as sudden and rushed, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif met with his brother Nawaz Sharif and other N-league representatives at Stanhope House, and later said the meeting was called to discuss Mr Nawaz’s next legal and…
by Atika Rehman in Dawn, Sept 23, 2023• Mystery still surrounds ex-PM’s abrupt visit• Says Nawaz will unveil plan to tackle poverty, improve economy at a rally upon return LONDON: A day after arriving in London on a visit seen as sudden and rushed, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif met with his brother Nawaz Sharif and other N-league representatives at Stanhope House, and later said the meeting was called to discuss Mr Nawaz’s next legal and…
by Zulqernain Tahir | Atika Rehman in Dawn, Sept 21st, 2023• Ex-PM had only returned on Tuesday; ‘N’ leader says issues ‘that can’t be discussed over the phone’ on the table• Maryam holds meeting with uncle, will also arrive in UK today by separate flight for pre-planned visit LONDON / LAHORE: Merely 48 hours after he returned to the country from the UK, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif is heading back to London today (Thursday),…
by Rameez Khan in The Express Tribune, August 21st, 2023.LAHORE ‘: Amid rumours of PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif’s likely return to Pakistan, former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday jetted off to London. The announcement of Shehbaz’s departure to London was made by party Central Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb on her official X account. During his stay, Shehbaz will meet his brother Nawaz to discuss various political issues. A plan regarding Nawaz’s return to Pakistan…
by Swasti Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Apr 24, 2023The writer holds a Masters’s Degree in Gender, Media and Culture from the London School of Economics.Crossing Nepal’s border alone, either by road or air, as a Nepali woman is often, if not always, an unpleasant experience. Questions asked by border security or immigration officers are downright derogatory, reflecting the patriarchal mindset of the state vested with the power to decide a woman’s mobility. In the…
The coming year promises an action-filled news cycle, what with the PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq having revealed that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif is all set to return to Pakistan in January 2023. Nawaz, who has been in self-exile in London for three years now, will return to award party tickets to candidates for the upcoming elections. Over the last three years, many PML-N leaders have claimed – sporadically – that Nawaz will be returning soon but…