Diplomatic Cross

A saying behind every successful Man there is a woman, I think behind successful Nawaz Sharif the women is Kalsoom Nawaz. Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was born in 1950. She was the granddaughter of the world-renowned weight-lifter Ghulam Muhammad, known locally as ‘Gaama Pahelwan.’ ISLAMABAD-Nawaz received her early education from Lahore’s Madrasa-Tul-Banat and later enrolled at the Lady Griffin High School. For her undergraduate, she attended the Former Christian College in Lahore, and then completed a masters at the Punjab University. She was still studying when she married Nawaz Sharif, the son of a businessman, in 1971. Her husband entered politics in the 1980s and went on to launch his own party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Through its platform, he was elected the prime minister of Pakistan three times and Kulsoom Nawaz had the honour of serving as the first lady thrice When military dictator Pervez Musharraf staged a ...

ISLAMABAD: Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Saturday denied receiving Rs3.5 million from former ISI chief Lt Gen (r) Asad Durrani in the Asghar Khan case. In the four-page reply submitted to the Supreme Court through his counsel, Nawaz stated that he never received the money from Durrani or under his instructions from his representatives as a donation to spend on the general election campaign of 1990. Nawaz also denied receiving an amount in the sum of Rs3.5 million and Rs2.5 million from Younus Habib or under his instructions. The reply adds that Nawaz Sharif has already recorded his statement on October 14, 2015, before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) inquiry committee. On the other hand, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq also submitted an affidavit on behalf of his party denying allegations of receiving money from the ISI for the 1990 elections. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had directed 31 respondents including Nawaz Sharif...