A Pakistani court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as well as his daughter and son-in-law on corruption charges stemming from documents leaked from a Panama law firm. The former prime minister is unlikely to be arrested on his return home as the court has already granted bail. Sharif's political future has been hanging in balance since July, when the Supreme Court disqualified him from being prime minister. Sharif was re-elected as party leader earlier this month after parliament approved a bill allowing officials disqualified by courts to hold party offices. The move angered opposition parties, which say Sharif is continuing to rule through a "puppet" prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Source: CBC News October 19, 2017 09:56 UTC