Chaudhry Nisar Ali

Pakistani PM resigns over Panama papers verdict

Published by Protothema on Fri, 07/28/2017 - 11:10

Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from office.
The ruling came after a probe into his family’s wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr Sharif’s children to offshore companies.
Mr Sharif has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case.

Pakistan to free on bail National Geographic 'Afghan girl'

Published by Hurriyet on Mon, 10/31/2016 - 15:15

An Afghan woman immortalized on a National Geographic magazine cover is to be freed on bail days after being arrested in Pakistan for fraud, a government minister said Oct. 30.

The haunting image of Sharbat Gula, taken in a Pakistan refugee camp by photographer Steve McCurry in the 1980s, became the most famous cover image in the magazine's history.