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Imran Khan, Opposition battle over Bills as FATF blacklist looms large

In July, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the government had prepared eight Bills to curb money laundering and terror financing

Islamabad HC to hear Sharif's plea against Avenfield reference on Sept 1

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to hear former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's appeal against the Avenfield reference on September 1.

Pakistan govt declares Sharif an absconder, approaches UK for extradition

According to Akbar, Nawaz Sharif was supposed to keep the court and the Punjab government updated about his treatment by sharing the details of the process of his treatment

Pak court issues bailable arrest warrant against Nawaz Sharif in land case

A Pakistani court on Thursday issued a bailable arrest warrant against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a 34-year-old land allotment case

Pakistan's anti-graft body files corruption reference against Nawaz Sharif

The reference has been filed in a land case in the Lahore's accountability court against the former Pakistan prime minister, Jang/Geo media group owner Mir Shakilur Rahman and two others

Court accepts ex-Pak PM Sharif's exemption plea in money laundering case

The court allowed Sharif's application and adjourned the hearing in the case till February 28

Pak govt rejects Maryam Nawaz's plea, denies permission to travel abroad

Maryam would not be allowed to proceed abroad as those involved in any economic crime, embezzlement of large government funds and institutional fraud could not get permission to leave the country

Pak govt denies permission to Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam to go abroad

Maryam, the 46-year-old daughter of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was placed on the no-fly list in August 2018 in an alleged corruption case.

Shekhar Gupta: Pakistan gets a Modi Yorker

Until now, it was Pakistan that always set the pace on Kashmir. Modi has turned the tables by scrapping Article 370 and Pakistan is struggling for a response

Hafiz Saeed calls Nawaz Sharif a traitor for seeking peace with India

Pakistan should not hold peace dialogue with India till it withdraws its army from Kashmir, says Hafiz Saeed

Ailing former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to undergo bone marrow test: Report

Bone marrow tests can reveal whether an individual's bone marrow is healthy and making normal amounts of blood cells

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for London in air ambulance

Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday left for London in an air ambulance for medical treatment for multiple diseases after the Lahore High Court allowed him to travel abroad for four weeks and rejected the Imran Khan government's condition of furnishing an indemnity bond. Sharif, 69, is accompanied by his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif and his personal physician Adnan Khan. He left for London via Qatar in a "high-end" air ambulance which arrived from Doha. PMLN spokesperson Marriyum Auranzeb tod PTI that Sharif would be taken to Harely Street Clinic upon arrival in London for his treatment and if required he may be shifted to the US (Boston) for further treatment. She said that before the departure the doctors examined Sharif at his Jati Umra residence in Lahore and gave him a heavy dose of steroids and medicines to ensure that his condition remains stable during the travel. "Former PM Nawaz Sharif will depart for London, UK via Doha, Qatar in an Airbus .

Lahore High Court allows Nawaz Sharif to travel abroad for treatment

The Lahore High Court, in its order seen as a setback to the government, also said that the duration could be extended upon doctors' recommendation

Sharif rejects Pak govt's conditional permission to travel UK for treatment

On Tuesday, Pakistan Cabinet decided to allow 69-year-old Sharif to go to the UK for medical treatment if the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo agrees to sign surety bonds

Delay in travel abroad increasing danger to Nawaz Sharif's health: Party

Sharif suffered an angina attack during his hospitalisation and also suffers from diabetes

Nawaz Sharif remains critical, platelets drop again: Personal physician

The doctor said the cause behind the drop in platelets needs to be diagnosed and established without delay

Nawaz Sharif fighting for life, says doctor on drastic drop in platelets

Nawaz Sharif is "fighting for life" after a drastic drop in his blood platelet count, a media report quoted his personal doctor as saying on Tuesday, days after Pakistan's former prime minster was rushed from prison to a hospital. Sharif, 69, was admitted to the Services Hospital on Monday night from the anti-graft body's custody after his platelets dropped to a critical low level of 2,000. Sharif's personal physician Dr Adnan Khan said in a series of tweets that "Former PM #NawazSharif, critically unwell, is fighting the battle for his health & life. Thrombocytopenia (Low Platelet Count) & NSTEMI (Heart Attack) is further complicated by deteriorating Kidney functions. Poor Blood Sugar & Blood Pressure control is taking its toll," Geo News reported. The three-time prime minister on Saturday also suffered angina attack while undergoing treatment. Angina is a type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. Khan said that the poor blood sugar and blood pressure

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif granted bail on medical grounds

Sharif has been under treatment at the Services Hospital since Monday night after his condition deteriorated

Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam arrested by Pakistan's anti-graft body

The National Accountability Bureau arrested Maryam from the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore where her father is serving a seven-year prison term since December 24, 2018

Journalist heckles Pak foreign minister in London over press censorship

Qureshi was attending a press conference on 'Defend Media Freedom' in London on Thursday when the incident took place