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Pakistani Court removed Nawaz Sharif from Office - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Pakistan’s supreme court - removed prime minister - Nawaz Sharif !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "from the conservative - PML-N party - from office !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in a unanimous verdict - over corruption allegations - by the court !"

 

 

 

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• "unleashed by the - Panama Papers leak - Sharif’s family !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "to the purchase of - London property - through offshore companies - in the British Virgin Islands !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in its ruling - the court referred all material - gathered in the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "investigation to the court - of the national accountability bureau !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and recommended opening cases - against Sharif - three of his family !"

 

 

 

 

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• "his son-in-law Muhammad Safdar - and finance minister Ishaq Dar !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in the case against the Sharif family - forensic experts casted doubt !"

 

 

 

 

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• "on documents - central to the defence of - Sharif’s daughter - Mariam Nawaz Sharif !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "who claimed she was only a trustee - of the companies - that bought the London flats !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the documents appeared to have used a font - called "Calibri"  !"

 

 

 

 

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• "that was available - only later - after that claimed date !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "and certain documents had been given - which were blatantly false !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the supreme court - could conclude - that there has been forgery !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "on that basis - the court has the right - to disqualify - Nawaz Sharif !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pakistan Report - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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• "the state of Pakistan - had tensions with India - over Kashmir !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in Pakistan - there should be less corruption - and more democracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "in 2007 - the military - Pervez Musharraf - relinquished his post !"

 

 

 

 

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• "then the Pakistan People's Party - won the parliamentary elections !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there has to be - democratic rule - in Pakistan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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• "and there should be more - social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pakistani Economy - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Pakistan's government - should put sustainability - before debt repayment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Pakistan's economy - had been paralysed - by its debt !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "run up by the - Pakistani military - under Pervez Musharraf !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the Pakistani debt - ballooned - doubled to - US$ 60bn !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "then the IMF - International Monetary Fund - demanded !"

 

 

 

 

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• "austerity - and restructuring - from Pakistan's government !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Pakistan was expected - to spend US$ 6bn - repaying debt !"

 

 

 

 

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• "impossible without - more loans - or running down - Pakistan's's already depleted - reserves !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the IMF's loans - meant for Pakistan - higher costs !"

 

 

 

 

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• "one condition had been - increase sales tax - and cut trade taxes !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "as a result - taxes on the poorest households - increased by 7% !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in Pakistan - and the IMF tried to remove - fuel subsidies !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it was not about Pakistan - but foreign actors - like banks !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there could be an - alternative - there was a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "growing movement in Pakistan - for suspension - of debt payments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a full audit - and repudiation of debts - regarded as illegitimate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "this would give Pakistan time - to develop - new sources of revenue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to start building - an alternative development path !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "towards sustainability - in all areas - based on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "redistributive taxes - from the wealthy - and bigger land-owners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "large-scale - non-military - public spending !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and the regulation - of foreign capital - and aid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there could be - long-term investment - in domestic economy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "which helps the - smaller actors - of the economy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "Pakistan - should become - a more equal country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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