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Pakistan's opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif, center, speaks while other opposition parties leader watch during a press conference after the Supreme Court decision, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Prime Minister Imran Khan's bid to stay in power, ruling that his move to dissolve Parliament and call early elections was illegal. That set the stage for a no-confidence vote by opposition lawmakers, who say they have enough support to oust him. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistani lawmakers elect Shahbaz Sharif as new premier

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan's information minister said Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 that Islamabad has started a legal process to reach an extradition treaty with Britain that would pave the way for the U.K. to hand over Pakistan's former Prime Minister Sharif. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan starts legal process for ex-PM Sharif’s extradition

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, Mohammad Safdar, center, son-in-law of exiled former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, gestures as he speaks to journalists after a court granted him bail, outside a court in Karachi, Pakistan. Pakistan’s military Tuesday announced the suspension of an unspecified number of intelligence officers and troops accused last month by opposition leaders of abducting a provincial police chief to pressure him to arrest Safdar. Nawaz Sharif. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

Pakistan army suspends troops for arrest of ex-PM son-in-law

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 23, 2019, file photo, Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa attends a military parade in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's army chief Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, ordered an investigation into allegations that a provincial police chief was kidnapped by army troops to force him to order the arrest of the son-in-law of exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan army to probe troops’ role in arrest of politician

By MUNIR AYHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 8, 2018 file photo, Mohammad Safdar, son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leads a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistani police arrested Safdar on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 after he led a crowd in chanting against the military at the tomb of the country's founder. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan police detain son-in-law of exiled former premier

By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ - Associated Press

Pakistani news channels telecast live of Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressing to an opposition parties meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2020. Sharif broke a yearlong silence from exile in London to vow to oust Imran Khan from office, accusing him of only reaching power through a vote rigged by the country's powerful military. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan opposition, backed by ex-premier, to protest Khan

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Lahore, Pakistan. A Pakistani court on Tuesday Sept. 1, 2020 warned the country's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return home by Sept. 10 to face a corruption hearing or risk being declared a fugitive from justice. Sharif has been in London since authorities last November released him so he could travel and seek medical treatment abroad. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for former PM Sharif

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Pakistan warns ex-PM Sharif must return to face graft case

By MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 15, 2013 file photo, Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf addresses his party supporters at his house in Islamabad, Pakistan. On Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, a Pakistani court, overturned the death sentence given to the country's ailing former dictator, saying a special court that last month convicted and sentenced Musharraf had been formed in violation of the law. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File)

Pakistan court overturns death penalty for ex-president

By ZAHEER BABAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2018 file photo, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Lahore, Pakistan. A Pakistani court has ordered to let former prime minister Sharif to go abroad for treatment without submitting any bond. Sharif's lawyer, Ashtar Ausaf says Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 that Lahore High Court gives Sharif four weeks for treatment abroad extendable if he is not fully fit to travel back. AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment in London

By ZAHEER BABAR and MUNIR AHMED - Associated Press

Pakistan to remove ailing ex-PM from no-fly list

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Pakistan’s ailing ex-PM still on no-fly list

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Pakistan grants daughter of ailing ex-prime minister bail

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Supporters of Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout anti government slogans outside a hospital where Sharif admitted in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. A Pakistani court is deciding whether to release Sharif, who was convicted on corruption charges, over concerns about his health. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistani court weighs releasing ex-PM over health concerns

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Supporters of Pakistani former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout anti-government slogans outside a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Sharif, who was convicted on corruption charges, has been rushed to hospital from the prison after recent blood tests raised doctors' concerns. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File

Pakistan’s imprisoned former premier rushed to hospital

By ZAHEER BABAR - Associated Press

Pakistan launches another case against convicted ex-PM

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Maryam Nawaz, leader of Pakistan Muslim League and daughter of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses an anti-government rally in Quetta, Pakistan, Thursday, July 25, 2019. Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's opposition parties are rallying across the country, urging Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down over what they say is his failure in handling the nation's ailing economy. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Pakistan again arrests daughter of convicted ex-PM Sharif

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Convicted Pakistan ex-PM’s family appeals he be hospitalized

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Pakistan suspends judge who convicted ex-PM of corruption

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Pakistani ex-PM plea for suspension of prison term rejected

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