Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Capt Safdar have been granted bail by Islamabad High Court. They were ordered to pay to pay Rs0.5 million as surety bonds.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shariff, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Capt Safdar have been granted bail by Islamabad High Court. They were ordered to pay to pay Rs0.5 million as surety bonds.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency arrested former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at his office on Wednesday over allegations of corruption. The allegation was that hundreds of millions of dollars linked to a state investment fund ended up in his personal bank accounts.
The final journey of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was held in a solemn atmosphere with the participation of thousands of mourners.
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung Suu Kyi has defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and pleaded that they had broken the law and their conviction had "nothing to do with freedom of expression at all".
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was laid to rest in his native Ghana on Thursday, with the participation of hundreds of mourners.