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  1. Bomb Attacks Kill 43 People in Pakistan

    Sun, 30 Jun 2013

    offensives against them in the tribal region. British Prime Minister David Cameron told his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif , that Britain would do all it can to help fight extremism, a battle that he said requires both a tough security response

  2. Climate Change, Business Top Kerry Visit to India

    Sun, 23 Jun 2013

    Asia. Other topics on Kerry's agenda are the war in Afghanistan and hopes that India and Pakistan's new President Nawaz Sharif (nah-WAHZ' shah-REEF') will improve relations, thus reducing the chance of another conflict between the nuclear-armed

  3. Kerry Trip Starts With Tough Syrian, Afghan Issues

    Fri, 21 Jun 2013

    secretary of state. Talks in New Delhi also are to address India's cooperation with Pakistan's new prime minister, Nawaz Sharif . Pakistan and India are nuclear-armed archrivals, but while they have fought three major wars since their partition

  4. Pakistani Taliban's Number 2 Possibly Killed in U.S. Drone Strike

    Wed, 29 May 2013

    cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, strongly condemned the attack on Twitter. Both Khan and Pakistan's new Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif , oppose the U.S. drone strikes, and Khan has previously suggested the drones should be shot down. Sharif's ruling

  5. Global News Quiz for May 18-19

    Fri, 17 May 2013

    Popocatepetl 3. KFC 4. Naypyitaw 5. Wresting at Grand Central Terminal 6. Reyhandli 7. Ryan Fogle 8. Sentebale 9. Nawaz Sharif 10. Kangaroo 11. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia & the United States 12. Eurovision Song Contest 13

  6. Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif Learns From Mistakes of First Two Terms

    Tue, 14 May 2013

    polls over the weekend in record numbers, they did more than just elect a new leader. They elected an old one, too. Nawaz Sharif served as the country's prime minister twice, once from 1990 to 1993, then again from 1997 to 1999. The second

News

  1. Former Pakistani Leader Poised to Rise From the Ashes

    Fri, 10 May 2013

    election, the man poised to become Pakistan's new leader isn't really a new leader at all. He's an old one. Mian Nawaz Sharif , whose Punjabi family has long been power players in Pakistan's dynastic politics, is leading the polls. His party

  2. Pakistan's Presidential Contender Would End Drone Strikes, Reject U.S. Aid

    Thu, 9 May 2013

    support primarily from Pakistan's young and impoverished. It's likely that he or his main political rival, Mian Nawaz Sharif , will become the next leader of Pakistan. Khan sat down with ABC News this week in Mansehra, a small town outside

  3. Oct. 13: White House Construction; First ‘Paddington Bear’ Book; Chilean Miner Rescue

    Thu, 13 Oct 2011

    Pakistan Democracy is put on hold after a nonviolent military coup in Pakistan. The army took power from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . 2005 Apple Introduces iPod With Video Capability Apple’s classic iPod redesign in 2005 included a video playback

  4. Behind the Scenes: John Kerry & the Karzai Deal

    Tue, 20 Oct 2009

    Kerry has various meetings in Islamabad -- with David Petraeus, Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif , Pakistani intelligence chief Shuja Pasha and others. As Kerry prepares to fly back to DC, he’s called back

  5. Transcript: Chris Cuomo Interviews Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf

    Wed, 23 Sep 2009

    that Americans should know about Nawaz Sharif . PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: Yes, they should know a lot about Nawaz Sharif . First of all, I think he's were talking about earlier about Nawaz Sharif and your-- depiction of him as

  6. Musharraf: Additional Troops Needed in Afghanistan

    Wed, 23 Sep 2009

    years after he took off his military uniform. Should Musharraf decide to return to politics, he likely would face Nawaz Sharif , a political opponent and someone the former president called "abrasive" and confrontational. "He has never been

  7. Pakistan deal with Taliban emboldens militants

    Thu, 23 Apr 2009

    told Congress that Pakistan "poses a mortal threat to the security" of the U.S. and the world. Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif told USA TODAY this week that he was worried the militants were emboldened by the Swat deal. Even some in Pakistan's

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Videos

  1. Nawaz Sharif : From Dungeon to Campaign Trail

    Fri, 10 May 2013

    Pakistan's former prime minister was jailed as part of a military coup in 1999.

  2. Pakistan Election Yields High Voter Turnout

    Tue, 14 May 2013

    63-year-old Nawaz Sharif is set to become prime minister for a third time.

  3. Webcast: Fidel's Quiet Exit, 21-Year-Old Superdelegate Speaks Out, An Autistic Girl Speaks Out

    Tue, 19 Feb 2008

    and it looks like the opposition parties led by assassinated ex prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif where the big winners and Musharraf pledged to work with but it remains to be seen whether want to work with him. SARS

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    parties led by assassinated ex prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif where the big winners and Musharraf pledged to work with but it remains to be seen whether -- -- want to work
  4. Musharraf's Party Concedes

    Tue, 19 Feb 2008

    And it looks like the opposition parties led by assassinated ex prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif where the big winners and Musharraf pledged to work with them but it remains to be seen whether want to work with him

    Nawaz Sharif found at 0:36

    parties led by assassinated ex prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif where the big winners and Musharraf pledged to work with them but it remains to be seen whether -- want to work
  5. Nightline Webcast: General Petraeus

    Mon, 10 Sep 2007

    Musharraf general let's remember is close of George Bush in the United States. But one of his. Political opponents. Nawaz Sharif a former prime minister. Has been. Talking. Actually challenging him rhetorically physically went back to Pakistan

    Nawaz Sharif found at 2:51

    George Bush in the United States. But one of his. Political opponents. Nawaz Sharif a former prime minister. Has been. Talking. Actually challenging him rhetorically physically went back to Pakistan over the last 24 hours when

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  1. VIDEO: 63-year-old Nawaz Sharif is set to become prime minister for a third time.
  2. PHOTO: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his supporters during an election campaign meeting in Rawalpindi on May 7, 2013. The election will mark a democratic milestone in a ...
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