Former Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta is reported to have described former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as “the author of Islamic radicalismâ€. A diplomatic cable released by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks quoted Spanta, as saying: “We know Sharif is bad news. He is the author of Islamic radicalism in our region.†“Boucher agreed that [...]
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Nawaz ‘disappointed’ Saudis by violating promise of abstaining from politics: WikiLeaks
December 3rd, 2010 |
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During his exile, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had promised the Saudis not to engage in any political activity, but he violated his commitment much to their disappointment, a diplomatic cable unveiled by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has revealed. The Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the US, Adel al-Jubeir, asserted that the “Saudi government (SAG) had [...]
Musharraf’s trial ‘need of the hour’: Sharif
July 25th, 2009 |
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Supporting the Supreme Court’s decision to summon former President General Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the military ruler’s trial was the ‘need of the hour’.
Sharif said Musharraf must be tried and punished for “breaching the constitutionâ€.
“Such a man deserves to be tried and imprisoned instead of being given guard of [...]
‘Edgy’ Sharif ‘pre-planned’ diverting Musharraf’s aircraft : Pak Editor
July 18th, 2009 |
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With the Supreme Court acquitting former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the plane hijacking case, a well-known editor of a Pakistani English daily has claimed that the plan to divert the aircraft carrying the then Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf was a pre-planned move on Sharif’s part.
During a special programme on a [...]
Sharif credits Allah for acquittal in plane hijacking case
July 17th, 2009 |
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Expressing satisfaction over the Supreme Court’s verdict acquitting him in the plane hijacking case, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he is grateful to the ‘almighty Allah’ for the decision.
“Allah has determined the truth and now I would work day night for serving the people of Pakistan,†Sharif said minutes after the apex [...]
Pakistan court acquits former PM Sharif of hijacking
July 17th, 2009 |
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Pakistan’s supreme court Friday overturned convictions against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for plane hijacking and terrorism, two months after reversing a ban on the opposition leader’s holding office. Sharif was convicted of “hijacking” a commercial jet carrying Pervez Musharraf