Sharif, in his acceptance speech in parliament Sunday, said: ‘We were subjected to political victimization in the past but never took any revenge’
The Pakistan Muslim League party had been in talks with former President Asif Ali Zardari and other allies after Thursday’s election for the National Assembly
Thursday’s vote was overshadowed by allegations of vote-rigging and an unprecedented mobile phone shutdown
Independent candidates backed by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan were leading in Pakistan’s national election results
Two attacks in the conflictive region of Balochistan, bordering Iran and Afghanistan, caused at least 29 deaths on the day before the elections
The case is related to the former prime minister’s speech and waving of a confidential diplomatic letter at a rally after his ouster in a no-confidence vote in parliament in 2022
In Tuesday’s ruling, the appeals court only suspended Khan’s sentence and conviction, and the same court will decide whether to set aside the conviction at a later date, an expert says
His Saturday arrest followed a court convicting him earlier that day in an asset concealment case
Friday’s development comes amid a government crackdown on Khan’s opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and its supporters over the violent demonstrations that followed Khan’s arrest earlier this month
Khan, now Pakistan’s top opposition leader, has claimed his ouster in a no-confidence vote last year was illegal and has campaigned against the government of his successor, demanding early elections
The Islamabad High Court gave Khan protection from arrest for two weeks in connection to a graft charge and protection until Monday on other charges against him
His detention has triggered protests and violence unseen since 2007, when another ex-premier, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated during an election campaign. In the last two days, at least eight people have died in clashes between Khan’s supporters and the police
The popular opposition leader and former prime minister was dragged from a courtroom on Tuesday and arrested on corruption charges, deepening the country’s political turmoil
The arrest, which marks a dramatic escalation on Pakistan’s political scene, drew nationwide condemnation from supporters of the popular opposition leader
Khan was not in the home, having traveled to Islamabad to appear before a judge to face charges he sold state gifts while in office and hid his assets
