Corruption Claims, Currency Crisis Rattle Pakistani Leaders
- Administration seen lacking focus with investors uncertain
- Military influence seen holding sway over Sharif investigation
Nawaz Sharif.
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A deepening political crisis in Pakistan has spooked investors and risks fresh street protests amid a corruption probe into Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Sharif’s fate rests in the hands of the Supreme Court after an investigation found evidence of possible corruption, calling into question the legitimacy of his family’s accumulated wealth.