Nawaz Sharif
Former Pakistani Prime Minister
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| 2024 | Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from London and regained leadership over the Pakistan Muslim League (N) to launch an election campaign for a fourth term as Prime Minister in the 2024 Pakistani general election. |
| 2024 | The civil society organization PATTAN concluded that NA-130 would face significant rigging prior to the elections, asserting that the Election Commission of Pakistan engaged in 'historic rigging' in favor of Nawaz Sharif. |
| 2024 | In the 2024 Pakistani general election, Nawaz Sharif ran for a seat in the National Assembly from NA-130 Lahore-XIV against jailed PTI senior Yasmin Rashid and officially gained 179,310 votes. |
| 2024 | Following the election, Nawaz Sharif's party failed to win a simple majority, leading to the formation of a coalition government under his younger brother, Shehbaz Sharif. |
| 2024 | His eldest daughter, Maryam Nawaz, began serving as the chief minister of Punjab. |
| 2024 | His eldest daughter, Maryam Nawaz, began serving as the chief minister of Punjab. |
| 2024 | Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from London and regained leadership over the Pakistan Muslim League (N) to launch an election campaign for a fourth term as Prime Minister in the 2024 Pakistani general election. |
| 2024 | The civil society organization PATTAN concluded that NA-130 would face significant rigging prior to the elections, asserting that the Election Commission of Pakistan engaged in 'historic rigging' in favor of Nawaz Sharif. |
| 2024 | Following the election, Nawaz Sharif's party failed to win a simple majority, leading to the formation of a coalition government under his younger brother, Shehbaz Sharif. |
| 2024 | In the 2024 Pakistani general election, Nawaz Sharif ran for a seat in the National Assembly from NA-130 Lahore-XIV against jailed PTI senior Yasmin Rashid and officially gained 179,310 votes. |
| 2023 | Nawaz returned to Pakistan after four years of exile and was acquitted in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia Steel Mills cases by the Islamabad High Court. |
| 2023 | Nawaz returned to Pakistan after four years of exile and was acquitted in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia Steel Mills cases by the Islamabad High Court. |
| 2022 | Following the ascension of his brother Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif was acquitted in some 40-year old cases and declared a 'political victim' in others. |
| 2022 | Following the ascension of his brother Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif was acquitted in some 40-year old cases and declared a 'political victim' in others. |
| March 2020 | Nawaz Sharif was granted bail for a period of six weeks by the Supreme Court to continue pursuing his health treatment. |
| March 2020 | Nawaz Sharif was granted bail for a period of six weeks by the Supreme Court to continue pursuing his health treatment. |
| October 2019 | The Islamabad High Court granted Nawaz Sharif bail on humanitarian grounds, allowing him to seek medical treatment in London. |
| October 2019 | The Islamabad High Court granted Nawaz Sharif bail on humanitarian grounds, allowing him to seek medical treatment in London. |
| 2018 | The Pakistani Supreme Court ruled that Nawaz Sharif would be disqualified from holding public office for life due to his involvement in the Panama Papers case. |
| 2018 | The Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz from holding public office and he was sentenced to ten years in prison by an accountability court. |
| 2018 | The Islamabad High Court suspended the sentences of Nawaz Sharif, citing issues with the conviction, including lack of specification of income sources and inadequate verification of evidence. |
| 2018 | The Pakistani Supreme Court ruled that Nawaz Sharif would be disqualified from holding public office for life due to his involvement in the Panama Papers case. |
| 2018 | The Islamabad High Court suspended the sentences of Nawaz Sharif, citing issues with the conviction, including lack of specification of income sources and inadequate verification of evidence. |
| 2018 | The Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz from holding public office and he was sentenced to ten years in prison by an accountability court. |
| December 2018 | Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison by an accountability court, fined Rs1.5 billion and US $25 million, and disqualified from holding any public office for 10 years following his release from prison due to allegations related to funds from his son's company in Saudi Arabia. |
| December 2018 | Nawaz Sharif was acquitted in the flagship investment case related to the Panama Papers, as the accountability court found insufficient evidence to convict him. |
| December 2018 | Nawaz Sharif was acquitted in the flagship investment case related to the Panama Papers, as the accountability court found insufficient evidence to convict him. |
| December 2018 | Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison by an accountability court, fined Rs1.5 billion and US $25 million, and disqualified from holding any public office for 10 years following his release from prison due to allegations related to funds from his son's company in Saudi Arabia. |
| July 13 2018 | Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz, and her husband, Safdar Awan, were arrested upon their arrival in Lahore and subsequently imprisoned in Adiala Jail along with Nawaz. |
| July 13 2018 | Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam Nawaz, and her husband, Safdar Awan, were arrested upon their arrival in Lahore and subsequently imprisoned in Adiala Jail along with Nawaz. |
| July 6 2018 | Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to ten years in prison by the Federal Judicial Complex of Pakistan as part of the corruption charges linked to the Panama Papers case. |
| July 6 2018 | Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to ten years in prison by the Federal Judicial Complex of Pakistan as part of the corruption charges linked to the Panama Papers case. |
| 2017 | Nawaz was removed from office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan following the Panama Papers case. |
| 2017 | Nawaz was removed from office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan following the Panama Papers case. |
| July 28 2017 | The court disqualified Nawaz Sharif from holding public office, stating he had been dishonest by not disclosing his employment with the Dubai-based Capital FZE company in his nomination papers. |
| July 28 2017 | The court disqualified Nawaz Sharif from holding public office, stating he had been dishonest by not disclosing his employment with the Dubai-based Capital FZE company in his nomination papers. |
| March 2017 | Nawaz delivered an address at Jamia Naeemia, urging Islamic scholars to promote true teachings of Islam and combat disunity among Muslims. |
| March 2017 | Nawaz delivered an address at Jamia Naeemia, urging Islamic scholars to promote true teachings of Islam and combat disunity among Muslims. |
| March 3 2017 | Nawaz Sharif's cabinet approved a set of steps for the proposed merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which included a 10-year billion development-reform package. |
| March 3 2017 | Nawaz Sharif's cabinet approved a set of steps for the proposed merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which included a 10-year billion development-reform package. |
| January 9 2017 | The government, under Nawaz's leadership, denied visas for international preachers for the Tablighi Jamaat conference in Lahore. |
| January 9 2017 | The government, under Nawaz's leadership, denied visas for international preachers for the Tablighi Jamaat conference in Lahore. |
| December 23 2016 | A Chinese consortium won the bid for a 40% stake in the Pakistan Stock Exchange with an offer of US$85.5 million. |
| December 23 2016 | A Chinese consortium won the bid for a 40% stake in the Pakistan Stock Exchange with an offer of US$85.5 million. |
| December 15 2016 | Pakistan became a signatory of the OECD's Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters aimed at curbing tax evasion. |
| December 15 2016 | Pakistan became a signatory of the OECD's Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters aimed at curbing tax evasion. |
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