Pakistan Prime Minister Partially survives disqualification

20 April was the day Pakistan has been waiting for the past two months since the supreme court reserved its verdict on Panama Case involving its prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

The decision announced on 20th April however leaves a clear verdict on the issue and a split decision of 3-2 orders further inquiry by a joint investigation team. 

While the JIT is asked to complete its proceedings in 60 days as to how money moved out of the country which was later invested to buy flats in London and establish offshore companies.

However, the people of Pakistan are skeptical of the formation of JIT which will have members from institutions under the government control and a just decision is viewed with crossed fingers.

Read more about it at: BBC News
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Mass protests in Egypt over Mubarak verdicts

Hundreds of Egyptians occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday after a night of rage against what they feel are lenient sentences given to ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak and his security chiefs.

A judge sentenced Mubarak, 84, and his interior minister Habib al-Adly to life in prison on Saturday for involvement in the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted them from power last year.

Mubarak, the only autocrat toppled in the Arab Spring to be put in the dock, could have been sent to the gallows as demanded by the prosecution. He was also cleared of graft charges.

Read more: Bangkok Post

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