JHELUM: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that Maryam Nawaz and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari did not have political stature to become national leaders as the country could not be handed over to political novices. Talking to media here, the minister advised them to first contest the election of mayor. He said that […]
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PTI challenges Maryam’s appointment as PML-N VP
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on Thursday submitted an application to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the party position given to Maryam Nawaz in Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Last week, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif approved major changes to the party’s structure, including Maryam’s appointment as vice president of the party – among a list […]
Maryam criticises PTI govt over rising inflation
Two days after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Kot Lakhpat prison upon the expiry of his six-week bail, his daughter and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz met him inside the prison on Thursday. In a tweet, she said she met her father inside Kot Lakhpat jail and quoted him as […]
The goings on in the PML-N
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has long been put down as the party of the Sharif family, an impression it has sometimes found burdensome. While much has been read into the recent developments, the party appears to have failed once again to rid itself of the family-affair impression. Many were taken aback when it was announced […]
Health of NS has got more complicated: Maryam
Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, said on Thursday that her father was taken to Sharif Medical City Hospital. His initial diagnoses and clinical examination were conducted by professors of cardiology, medicine, nephrology, and urology, Maryam said in her tweet. “Recurrent angina and deterioration of renal function are the prime concerns,” Maryam said, adding that […]
Captain Safdar Shifted to hospital over ‘stomach condition’
ISLAMABAD: Captain (r) Safdar has been shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after his health deteriorated in Adiala jail. Safdar was handed one-year imprisonment by an accountability court in the Avenfield reference. According to reports, the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif experienced stomach condition today after which he was shifted […]
My father being denied of basic rights in jail, says Hussain Nawaz
Hussain Nawaz, the son of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his father has been denied of his basic rights in jail. “I am told that my father was not given a bed to sleep on and the bathroom was extremely dirty probably not cleaned for ages. There is no precedence of treating people’s representatives […]
Avenfield reference verdict: Nawaz gets 10 years, Maryam 7
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad has sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in jail, while his daughter Maryam Nawaz has been sentenced to seven years. Captain (retd) Safdar has been also sentenced to one year in jail. The court has also ordered to confiscate the Avenfield apartments, that were onwed by […]
Maryam, Safdar’s lawyer resume final arguments in Avenfield reference
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s leader Maryam Nawaz and her husband Capt (retd) Safdar’s defense counsel Amjad Pervez on Friday presents his final arguments in the accountability court in Avenfield case. As the session began, Pervez presented the prosecution witness Mazhar Raza Bangash’s letter and questioned its authenticity. The defense counsel remarked, Bangash told him that he presented the […]
Former PM Nawaz takes no questions as he lands in London
LONDON: Former Premier Nawaz Sharif refused to field any questions from journalists as he landed in London to visit his wife, Kulsoom Nawaz. Mr. Sharif talked to the media after his arrival, but did not answer any questions, claiming he was in London to inquire after his wife’s health, and nothing else. Maryam Nawaz accompanied […]