Also called the 'Lion of Punjab', Sharif is known as a political survivor who has served three terms as PM –– but did not complete any of them.
Also called the "Lion of Punjab", Sharif is known as a political survivor who has served three terms as PM –– but did not complete any of them.Nawaz Sharif has been prime minister three times but was ousted in 2017 and given a lifetime disqualification from politics after being convicted of corruption. / Photo: Reuters Archive
After nearly four years in self-imposed medical exile in the United Kingdom, Sharif is hoping to lead his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party through elections scheduled for January 2024. "The honourable Islamabad High Court has granted Nawaz Sharif protective bail until October 24," his lawyer Amjad Pervaiz told the AFP news agency.Sharif has been prime minister three times but was ousted in 2017 and given a lifetime disqualification from politics after being convicted of corruption.
But his fortunes changed when his brother Shehbaz Sharif came to power last year and his government oversaw changes to the law, including limiting the disqualification of lawmakers from contesting elections to five years.
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