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general elections followed by the dissolution of National Assembly. On October 6, a fresh medical report of the former premier was submitted to the Lahore HC, stating that Nawaz needs nonstop monitoring owing to residual cardiac disease symptoms.

Pakistan after four years, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday deplored the «very chaotic» situation back home and expressed confidence that his PML-N party was «competent» to take the cash-strapped country out of the present crisis. The 73-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo will fly in from Dubai to Islamabad on a chartered plane, former finance minister and PML-N stalwart Ishaq Dar said. «After staying an hour or so in Islamabad, he will leave for Lahore to address a rally at Minar-i-Pakistan,» Dar told journalists on Friday.

Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived in the UAE to meet a select group of people a day ahead of his return to Pakistan without the fear of immediate arrest upon landing, according to a media report on Friday. Sharif, also the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, landed in Dubai late on Thursday night and is expected to return to Pakistan on a chartered flight, ending a self-imposed four-year exile in London, Geo News reported. In Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court on Thursday provided temporary relief to Sharif as it granted the 73-year-old former prime minister a protective bail in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia corruption cases until October 24.

Pakistan court on Thursday granted bail to exiled former prime minister and graft convict Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer said, adding that this means he cannot be arrested when he returns to the country this weekend. After nearly four years in self-imposed medical exile, Sharif is hoping to lead his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party through elections scheduled for January 2024. The court's decision allows him to return to his heartland of Lahore on Saturday for a welcome home rally, while his primary opponent Imran Khan languishes in jail. «The honourable Islamabad High Court has granted Nawaz Sharif protective bail until October 24,» Amjad Pervaiz, Sharif's lawyer, told AFP. «He can not be arrested on his arrival,» said Pervaiz.

Nawaz Sharif will reach Pakistan in a chartered plane from Dubai on October 21, ending his four-year-long self-imposed exile in the UK, according to a media report. The flight carrying Nawaz will have the name «Umeed-e-Pakistan» which can carry approximately 150 passengers, Geo News reported. «The booking has been made and all arrangements are in place,» the report said.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Nawaz Sharif's younger brother Shehbaz Sharif confirmed the PML-N leader would return to Pakistan as planned on October 21, reported Dawn. After Nawaz Sharif's legal team submitted his fresh reports on Friday, doctors and lawyers gave him consent to travel back.

Rahman, a prominent cleric associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, was gunned down while on his routine evening walk. As per a TOI report, the unidentified assailants, riding motorcycles, unleashed a barrage of bullets upon their target, leaving the Pakistan's ISI puzzled.

Lahore, Bhagat Singh's 116th birth anniversary was celebrated on Thursday by a non-profit foundation here, which demanded Pakistan's highest gallantry award for the pre-partition era revolutionary leader.

Hindustan Times, Babar Azam and the other squad members arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad following a long nine-hour layover in Dubai. ALSO READ: ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan team gets visa 48 hours before travel, cleared to enter India They departed from Lahore early morning on Wednesday to touch down in Hyderabad later in the night. The 1992 edition champion of the ICC World Cup will play their first warm-up game against 2019 runners-up New Zealand on 29 September.

Imran Khan has been charged with "criminal conspiracy", which carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty, for «masterminding» the attack on army installations and inciting the people to mutiny, a senior Punjab Police official said on Wednesday. Pakistan saw massive nationwide anti-government protests following the arrest of Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, by paramilitary Rangers in a corruption case on May 9.

Pakistan Prime Minister said that India reached the moon and successfully hosted the G20 Summit while Pakistan was begging other countries for money to stay afloat. Addressing the party meeting in Lahore virtually, prior to his return to Pakistan, Sharif said, «Today, Pakistan's Prime Minister is going from one country to another to beg for funds while India is setting foot on the moon and hosting world leaders at the G20 summit. Why couldn't Pakistan achieve similar feats? Who is responsible for our shambolic state?» The former PM added that the poor were struggling for food in Pakistan.

G20 summit. A report by PTI quoted Sharif as saying: “Today Pakistan's prime minister goes country to country to beg for funds while India has reached the moon and is holding G20 meetings. Why Pakistan couldn't achieve the feats India did.

Sharif spoke on Monday to leaders of his Pakistan Muslim League party via a video link from London, where he has been living in self-imposed exile since 2019. At the time — and though convicted on corruption charges, which he has always denied — Sharif was permitted to leave Pakistan for medical treatment abroad by the government of Imran Khan, who succeeded him as prime minister. After Sharif later failed to return, a court declared him a fugitive from justice. Sharif's party said on Tuesday he will return next month ahead of parliamentary elections. After Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022, Sharif's younger brother Shehbaz Sharif served as a prime minister until August, when he stepped down to allow an interim government to run daily affairs and organize the elections. In his remarks to party officials on Monday, Nawaz Sharif claimed former army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa and ex-spy chief Faiz Hameed conspired with two judges to remove him. He offered no evidence for his claim and there was no immediate comment from the military, the intelligence agency or the judiciary. Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz, also an official in the Pakistan Muslim League, said Monday at a party gathering at a hotel in the eastern city of Lahore that her father's return would be «historic.» «Nawaz Sharif's comebacks have been stronger than his setbacks.

Pakistani court on Saturday raised an objection on a plea to reopen the case of Independence war hero Bhagat Singh's sentencing in 1931 and to set it aside by exercising the principles of review and honour him with posthumous state awards. Singh was hanged by the British rulers on March 23, 1931, along with his comrades Rajguru and Sukhdev after being tried under charges of hatching a conspiracy against the British regime. Singh was initially jailed for life but was later sentenced to death in another «fabricated case». On Saturday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) raised an objection to reopening the decade-old case and constitution of a larger bench to listen to the petition that pleads to set aside the sentence of Singh by exercising principles of review and order the government to honour him with posthumous state awards. «The Lahore High Court on Saturday raised an objection to reopen the Bhagat Singh case and constitution of a larger bench for its early hearing.

Russia-Ukraine crisis, though it stopped short of direct condemnation. From a Karachi resident's perspective, India's effective hosting of the summit signals not only an honour for the nation but also a potentially significant economic boost. This sentiment contradicts the usual rivalry between the neighbouring countries and acknowledges India's growing importance on the world stage.

Nawaz Sharif is likely to return to Pakistan next month, according to a media report on Saturday. Quoting sources present at a meeting in London where Sharif, the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was speaking to his party workers, the Dawn newspaper reported that he «spoke about his return, but a clear date for travel has not been disclosed.» Sharif, 73, has been living in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019.

Haris Rauf led Pakistan's pace trio with four wickets to thump Bangladesh by seven wickets in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup in Lahore on Wednesday. Rauf picked up 4-19 while pace partner Naseem Shah finished with 3-34 to bundle Bangladesh out for 193 runs in 38.4 overs to set up an easy win. Opener Imam-ul-Haq struck a brilliant 78 and Mohammad Rizwan an unbeaten 63 to help Pakistan chase down the target for three wickets in 39.3 overs. The win gives Pakistan an ideal start ahead of their highly charged match against India in Colombo on Sunday after the first game between the arch-rivals was abandoned due to rain last week. Haq built the innings after fellow opener Fakhar Zaman (20) and skipper Babar Azam (17) fell early, hitting four sixes and five boundaries in his 84-ball innings. Haq, who now has 19 ODI half centuries, added 85 for the third wicket with Rizwan before he was bowled by Mehidy Hasan Miraz with just 35 needed for victory. Rizwan, who hit seven boundaries and a six off 79 balls for his 19th half century, and Agha Salman 12 not out saw off the target with 63 balls remaining. Earlier, Pakistan's pace duo of Rauf and Naseem derailed Bangladesh who won the toss and batted on a flat Gaddafi Stadium pitch. The senior duo of Mushfiqur Rahim scored 64 for his 46th half-century while skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who hit 53, anchored the innings but once their stand of 100 for the fifth wicket was broken, Bangladesh's innings faltered. Shakib fell while hooking medium-fast bowler Faheem Ashraf in the 30th over, caught at the boundary.

In what promises to be an electrifying start to the Super Four round of the Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan will square off against Bangladesh. Both nations are entering this pivotal round in high spirits, having successfully navigated through their respective group stages. India and Pakistan have qualified from Group A while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh emerged from Group B.

Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023: In one of the most exciting matches of Asia Cup 2023 so far, defending champions Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 2 runs to qualify for the Super 4 stage. This was a perfect nail-biting thriller where Afghanistan almost triumphed over Sri Lanka, but under the Net Run Rate (NRR) pressure, the team collapsed and lost all 10 wickets.

BCCI office-bearers, president Roger Binny and vice-president Rajeev Shukla, travelled to Pakistan and reached Lahore on Monday after crossing the Attari-Wagah, honouring the PCB's invitation to watch Asia Cup there. The last time an Indian cricket team travelled to Pakistan was back in 2008 for the Asia Cup.

Piloo Reporter, one of the first two neutral umpires in the history of international cricket, passed away on Sunday in Mumbai because of illness. The 84-year-old Reporter was suffering from Cerebral Contusion disease and was being taken care of at his home by his wife and two daughters. The 1992 World Cup, which was played in Australia and New Zealand, was one of the tournaments apart from 14 Test matches and 22 ODIs that Reporter officiated in. Reporter, the sole Indian umpire in the 1992 World Cup, was known for his nimble signalling of a boundary. The 1986 Test match played between Pakistan and West Indies at Lahore was a bigger occasion for Reporter — it was the first instance for a 'neutral' umpire in international cricket.