Pakistan prosecutors confirmed Tuesday they were pressing ahead with corruption cases against opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, a move his supporters said was aimed at further sidelining Sharif’s party ahead of presidential elections.

A spokesman for Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says Sharif will run for parliament in June.Election officials barred Sharif from contesting legislative elections in February over a prior conviction.Spokesman Sadiqul Farooq said Thursday...

A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted the brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a murder case after the families of the dead suddenly withdrew their accusations, lawyers said.The surprising turnaround came after the former premier’s party...

A parking lot attendant who claimed he was punched by Omar Sharif has won a knockout decision in court.Superior Court Judge Joe W. Hilberman entered a default judgment Tuesday for more than $318,000 in damages in favor of Juan Luis Ochoa Anderson when...

Pakistani opposition leader Nawaz Sharif announced Thursday his party was boycotting next month’s elections following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. He demanded that President Pervez Musharraf resign immediately.”The holding of fair and free...

NAME _ Nawaz Sharif.POLITICAL EXPERIENCE _ A two-time prime minister of Pakistan, Sharif, 57, was ousted by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in a bloodless 1999 coup. He has lived in exile for most of the time since then in Saudi Arabia. Sharif, head of...

Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif, a key opposition figure, urged the United States and other Western nations Wednesday to abandon embattled President Pervez Musharraf, saying he is no longer able to help them fight terrorism.Speaking to The...