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Ousted Pakistani PM Sharif added whopping $35b to debt
Islamabad: Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s government obtained a whopping $35 billion in new loans during his four-year tenure to repay maturing debt and keep official foreign currency reserves at a level which could give a sense of economic stability to investors.
Aus foils Islamist-inspired terror plot to bring down plane
Melbourne: Australian authorities have foiled an alleged Islamist-inspired "terrorist plot" to bring down an aeroplane with an improvised explosive and arrested four people in a series of anti-terror raids in Sydney. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said security has been beefed up at all major domestic and international airports following the arrest of four men.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi declared as interim Pakistan Prime Minister
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has selected Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be the interim prime minister of the country, Times Now reported.
Indian lineage of S'pore's next president
Singapore: The identity of candidates seeking nominations for the post of Singapore's next president has come under the scanner with a debate swirling around whether they are "Malay enough" as one of the contenders is from Indian origin.
Nawaz Sharif's brother Shahbaz Sharif to be the next PM
Islamabad: Nawaz Sharif s brother and Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif is likely to be next Prime Minister of Pakistan, sources said.
Nawaz Sharif: A prime minister who never completed his tenure
Islamabad: Nawaz Sharif, known as the 'Lion of Punjab', became the Prime Minister in the politically unstable Pakistan for a record three times, but every-time he was forced to quit in the middle of his term - first by the presidency, then the military and now the judiciary. Sharif, who leads the country's most powerful political family and the ruling PML-N party, successfully managed to swim through all the "tsunamis" since he assumed power for the third term in June 2013, but a Supreme Court ruling against him in the Panamagate case struck a heavy blow to his career.
Nawaz Sharif quits after Pakistan Supreme Court disqualify him from office
Islamabad: Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country's Supreme Court to disqualify him from office.
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SC Disqualifies Pakistan PM Over Panama Papers Case
Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case.
A Kangaroo court in Pak orders to rape a teenage girl in revenge
Multan: A Panchayat, or village council, in an impoverished southern district of Punjab ordered a man earlier this month to rape a teenage girl in revenge for the earlier rape of his sister, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Rajpur area of Muzaffarabad.