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Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to leave for London after the Lahore High Court today allowed him to travel abroad for four weeks for medical treatment.

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's condition deteriorated because he might have been given ''poison'' in the custody of the anti-graft body, his son Hussain Nawaz alleged on Tuesday.

Pakistan will hold presidential elections on September 4 to elect President Mamnoon Hussain's successor at the end of his five-year-tenure, the election commission announced today.

Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of jailed former-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has regained consciousness but is still on ventilator, said Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz.

The investigative officer alleged that in acting as "benamidars," former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's children Maryam, Hassan and Hussain helped their father in committing the crime.

An Islamabad-based accountability court on Wednesday issued summons for deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons Hussain and Hassan for September 19 in cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over alleged corruption by the ruling family.

Amid demands for his resignation, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today convened an emergency Cabinet meeting to chalk out a strategy to counter the Panama case probe panel's damning report that recommended filing of a graft case against him and his family.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz appeared before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in connection with the Panama Papers probe into the familys assets, Pakistan media reported on Monday.

In a landmark development, the bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan became a law today after President Mamnoon Hussain gave his approval.

The recent comment made by a Pakistani envoy visiting the United States that the outgoing American President Barack Obama is now just a "guest" at the White House is "ridiculous", the US has said.

America is "no longer a world power" and Pakistan would move towards China and Russia if its views on Kashmir and India are not considered, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's envoys threatened in Washington.

Criticising the Pakistan government over attacks on its political rivals, the United States of America today said that in a democracy, critical opinion should be "encouraged and not silenced." On Tuesday, Pakistan charged Muttahida Quami Movement or MQM leader Altaf Hussain with treason for an inflammatory speech slamming Islamabad.

Pakistan on Sunday commemorated its Independence Day with national zeal and fervour.

Amidst the Panama Papers leak row, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has emerged as one of the richest politicians in Pakistan with a personal assets of Rs 2 billion, an increase of over a billion in just four years.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to leave for London on Wednesday for a medical treatment he says he had been putting off due to official work.

Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is all set to leave for London after the Lahore High Court today allowed him to travel abroad for four weeks for medical treatment.

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's condition deteriorated because he might have been given ''poison'' in the custody of the anti-graft body, his son Hussain Nawaz alleged on Tuesday.

Pakistan will hold presidential elections on September 4 to elect President Mamnoon Hussain's successor at the end of his five-year-tenure, the election commission announced today.

Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of jailed former-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has regained consciousness but is still on ventilator, said Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz.

The investigative officer alleged that in acting as "benamidars," former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's children Maryam, Hassan and Hussain helped their father in committing the crime.

An Islamabad-based accountability court on Wednesday issued summons for deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons Hussain and Hassan for September 19 in cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over alleged corruption by the ruling family.

Amid demands for his resignation, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today convened an emergency Cabinet meeting to chalk out a strategy to counter the Panama case probe panel's damning report that recommended filing of a graft case against him and his family.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz appeared before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in connection with the Panama Papers probe into the familys assets, Pakistan media reported on Monday.

In a landmark development, the bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan became a law today after President Mamnoon Hussain gave his approval.

The recent comment made by a Pakistani envoy visiting the United States that the outgoing American President Barack Obama is now just a "guest" at the White House is "ridiculous", the US has said.

America is "no longer a world power" and Pakistan would move towards China and Russia if its views on Kashmir and India are not considered, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's envoys threatened in Washington.

Criticising the Pakistan government over attacks on its political rivals, the United States of America today said that in a democracy, critical opinion should be "encouraged and not silenced." On Tuesday, Pakistan charged Muttahida Quami Movement or MQM leader Altaf Hussain with treason for an inflammatory speech slamming Islamabad.

Pakistan on Sunday commemorated its Independence Day with national zeal and fervour.

Amidst the Panama Papers leak row, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has emerged as one of the richest politicians in Pakistan with a personal assets of Rs 2 billion, an increase of over a billion in just four years.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to leave for London on Wednesday for a medical treatment he says he had been putting off due to official work.