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The court sentenced both to five years in prison, barred Bhutto from holding political office, and fined the couple $8.6 million. [23] The conviction was the result of an investigation by Pakistan's Accountability Bureau, an agency established under Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Accountability Act of 1997. [23]
The Pakistan audio leaks controversy stems from several leaked audio conversations involving Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and former prime minister Imran Khan among others. [1] [2] The leaks began on 24 September 2022, when multiple audio files of purported conversations, allegedly recorded in the Prime Minister's Office, surfaced ...
Corruption in Pakistan is widespread, and involves fraudulent practices carried out by officials and institutions, ranging from petty bribery to high-profile scandals. [ 1 ] Corruption distorts economic decision-making, deters investment, undermines competitiveness and, ultimately, hinders economic growth in the country.
The scandal involved an organized crime ring that sold child pornography to porn sites, and blackmailed and extorted relatives of the victims. [ 2 ] The scandal caused nationwide outrage, [ 2 ] among allegations that the Punjab police and Malik Ahmad Saeed Khan , Kasur's Member of the Provincial Assembly from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League ...
Operation Midnight Jackal, or simply known as Midnight Jackal, [1] was a first of two major political scandals that took place in the first term of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 1988–89 that was a plot of ISI's Internal Wing to assist the vote of no-confidence movement in the Parliament to pave the way for new elections in favor of conservative politicians.: 146 [2]
According to Pakistani election laws, the returning officer (RO) shall compile provisional results on or before 2 a.m. the day immediately following the election day. However, for thousands of polling stations across Pakistan, results were halted, and they were not reported even 24 hours after polling ended.
The Al-Qadir Trust case also known as the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) scam, [1] is a legal case involving former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and Pakistani businessman Malik Riaz. The case centres on accusations of corruption and abuse of authority in relation to a settlement which is said to have cost the national ...
In response, army personnel rescued them by raiding Madrasa police station in Bahawalnagar, which led to an attack on police personnel. [2] Videos of the incident, which showed men in army uniforms allegedly attacking policemen, were widely circulated on social media and sparked widespread outrage from politicians and the public. [1]