This file photo shows former prime minister Nawaz Sharif (left) and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed his legal team to ensure fresh investigation into the Hudaibya Paper Mills (HPM) case against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and other members of the family.
The government also decided to challenge the recent Lahore High Court (LHC) decision to grant bail to the opposition leader along with the permission to go abroad for medical treatment.
While strongly opposing the PM’s decision, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said his statement proved that all cases against the Sharifs were part of political vengeance. The opposition recalled that the Supreme Court had already quashed an appeal and upheld the LHC’s decision in 2014 that had disposed of the case in favour of the Sharif family.
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has issued a list of occasions when the opposition party says the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) committed contempt of court by criticizing various judicial verdicts and has demanded the Supreme Court to take action.
Responding to what PML-N spokesperson Azma Bokhari says through a propaganda campaign continuing for the last three days in the wake of Lahore High Court’s decision allowing opposition leader and cancer survivor Shehbaz Sharif to go abroad for his medical check-up, Federal Law Minister Faroogh Nasim, Special Assistant to PM Shehzad Akbar, and Special Assistant to CM Firdaus Ashiq Awan are in the forefront on assaulting integrity of higher courts’ judges.
February 2017, Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand alert at a checkpost on the Afghan border
at Chaman | Dawn file photo
It’s not easy to write a book about America’s failed war in Afghanistan. By now, most facts, developments and inflection points have already been written about and discussed since the United States-led invasion in 2001. In the coming years, as more information surfaces and documents get declassified, we might get books that offer new material. But at present, it’s difficult to hold a reader’s interest, especially one who is not new to the subject.
Zahid Hussain’s book, No-Win War: The Paradox of US-Pakistan Relations in Afghanistan’s Shadow, manages that feat. It offers new material and analyses known facts from a fresh perspective.
THE question of Kashmir is once again upon us.
It all started with a detailed briefing by a senior official two weeks back in which he confirmed and then elaborated upon the process of backchannel talks taking place between Pakistan and India. As reported in this newspaper on April 25, the official argued that it was time for Pakistan to take a ‘strategic pause’ and review prospects of peace in the region. This, he said, was essential if Pakistan wanted to focus on fixing its domestic problems and prioritising economic development.
As was expected, the publication of the Dawn report detailing the contours of this rethink about a paradigm shift in relations with India triggered a fierce debate on all media platforms. Subject specialists, experienced and well-respected retired diplomats as well as academics and journalists, all dived into the debate armed with a potent arsenal of arguments. The sparring centred on a central point of contention: is it wise for Pakistan to be discu
Pakistan in the grip of Hawks - Northlines thenorthlines.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenorthlines.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.