Nawaz Sharif Resigns

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  Shehbaz Sharif Steps Down As PML-N President: Report

  Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday resigned as the President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), ARY News reported, citing sources.

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  Pakistan Parliament To Elect Nawaz Sharif's Successor Today

  Pakistan parliament is expected to vote and elect a successor to three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was last week disqualified from office by the Supreme Court over corruption allegations; resigned hours after the court order.

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  Will Resign If Money Trail Statement Proven False, Says Imran Khan

  Observing thanksgiving day to celebrate "Pakistan's victory against corruption" after the Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Nawaz Sharif as the Prime Minister, Imran Khan on Sunday promised to implement merit-based employment at all levels in 'naya Pakistan'.

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  Nawaz Sharif Steps Down After Pak Supreme Court Disqualifies Him

  Pakistan's top court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power and ordering a criminal investigation of his family. Sharif resigned from his post shortly after the judgement.

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  Nawaz Sharif Rejects Demands For His Resignation: Reports

  Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today refused to resign despite demands for his exit in the wake of a damning report by the Panama case probe panel that recommended filing of a graft case against him and his family.

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  Nawaz Sharif To Hold Emergency Cabinet Meeting Amidst Calls For Resignation

  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.

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  Nawaz Sharif Responsible If 'Third-Force' Steps In Pakistan: Imran Khan

  Imran Khan today warned that Nawaz Sharif will be responsible if a "third-force" stepped in as a result of his party's lockdown of the Pakistani capital next week demanding resignation of the Prime Minister on corruption charges after the publication of 'Panama Papers'.

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  Will Resign If Proven Guilty: Nawaz Sharif On Panama Papers

  Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today pledged to resign if proved guilty of graft or misappropriation in a high-level probe in the wake of the 'Panama Paper' leaks in which three of his children are said to have offshore companies.

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  Panama Papers Leak: Imran Khan Demands PM Nawaz Sharif's Resignation

  Mounting pressure on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over the 'Panama Papers' issue, opposition leader Imran Khan today demanded that the Pakistan Premier step down and the government constitute a Chief Justice-led panel to probe alleged stashing of wealth abroad.

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  Pakistan Minister Resigns After Blaming ISI for Coup Plot in Interview

  A Pakistani minister has resigned after alleging the former head of military intelligence encouraged violent street demonstrations last year to try to unseat the government, the information minister said on Saturday.

• Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Threatens to Clear Protesters Camped in Capital

  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, weakened by weeks of demonstrations calling for him to resign, threatened on Wednesday to clear a protest camp established more than a month ago outside government offices in Islamabad.

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  Pakistan Opposition Groups Agree to Resume Talks

  Pakistani opposition groups agreed Wednesday to resume talks with the government about a political crisis that has rocked the country but a stalemate over demands for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation dragged on.

• Pakistan PM Chairs Joint Parliament Session as Crisis Deepens

  Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a joint session of parliament on Tuesday as a deepening crisis over mass protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention.

• I Will Neither Resign, Nor Go On Leave: Nawaz Sharif

  Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and Tahir-ul-Qadri continue to mount pressure on him to step down.

• News About Pakistan PM Sharif's Resignation 'Baseless And Ludicrous', Says His Party

  The ruling PML- N has denied as "totally baseless and ludicrous" news reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned.