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Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan Opposition Leader Likely To Be Imran Khan’s Replacement

Shehbaz Sharif, the Leader of the Opposition, is widely seen as a frontrunner for the role of Prime Minister of Pakistan. He is barely recognised outside of Pakistan, although he has a domestic reputation as a capable administrator.

The 70-year-old is the younger brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and is leading the opposition’s attempt to destabilise the government of Imran Khan, who was dismissed as Prime Minister of Pakistan on Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament after weeks of political turmoil.

Analysts say Shehbaz, unlike Nawaz Sharif, has friendly relations with Pakistan’s military, which usually dominates the country’s foreign and defence policies.

Shehbaz Sharif’s administrative skills were on display when he worked closely with China on Beijing-funded projects as chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province.

He said in an interview last week that good ties with the US were critical for Pakistan for better or for worse, in contrast to Mr Khan’s antagonistic relationship with Washington.

Following a military takeover in Pakistan in 1999, Shehbaz was imprisoned and exiled to Saudi Arabia. In 2007, he returned to the country. After Nawaz Sharif was found guilty in 2017 on charges of hiding assets related to the Panama Papers revelations, Shehbaz rose to the top of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party.

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Birbhum Killings: CBI Charges Case Against 10 In Trinamool Congress Leader’s Murder

Aleesha Sam

Kolkata: According to a senior source, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a FIR against ten people in connection with the murder of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Shiekh, which led to the deaths of nine others in West Bengal’s Birbhum district.

Palash Shiekh, Sanju Shiekh, Sona Shiekh, and Choto Shiekh are among those identified in the FIR and have been arrested, he said.

The case was filed under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy), and relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act.

“The CBI officers spoke to the police personnel there. They also spoke to witnesses of the murder and took stock of the situation,” he said.

CBI officers also visited Bogtui Mor where Bhadu was killed, he added.

The CBI took over the investigation of murder from the police, following an order of the Calcutta High Court.

Bhadu’s murder is believed to have led to the killing of nine people on March 21 in Bogtui village. The nine people, including two children, died of burn injuries after their houses were allegedly firebombed.

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