Nawaz Sharif given 7 years sentence in graft case; Zardari next on purge list? | Nation at 9
- 5 years ago
An anti-corruption court in Pakistan has sentenced ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail over graft and money laundering charges. The former Pak PM and ex-PM in chief has further been disqualified from holding public office for 10 years following his release from jail after serving the 7 yr sentence. Close on the heels in PPP chief Asif Zardari's arrest. Graft charges have been levied against him as well.