Events leading up to Nawaz Sharif’s ouster

Reuters
In this photo taken on December 4, 1999, shows deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) and his brother Shahbaz Sharif (L) waving at supporters outside the courthouse in Karachi as they make their first public appearance together since the 12 October Military bloodless coup. (AFP)

l April 4, 2016 — The Panama Papers show involvement of Sharif’s family in offshore companies.
l April 22, 2016 — Sharif asks the Supreme Court to form a commission to investigate the Panama leaks after pressure from the opposition.
— Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan demands an independent probe by the high court itself.
l April 24, 2016 — Khan threatens protests against Sharif and says the prime minister had lost “moral authority” to rule.
l May 16, 2016 — Sharif proposes parliamentary commission probe into the scandal; opposition walks out.
l Oct. 28, 2016 — Khan accuses government of placing him under virtual house arrest; supporters fight police ahead of plan to shut down capital in protest.
l Nov. 1, 2016 — Khan backs down from a threat to paralyze capital with a “lockdown” after violence breaks out with many of his supporters injured and the Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments to form a commission to investigate Sharif.
l Nov. 2, 2016 — Supreme Court agrees to set up a judicial commission to probe corruption allegations against Sharif, stemming from Panama Papers leaks.
l April 20, 2017 — Supreme Court rules there was insufficient evidence to order Sharif’s immediate removal but orders a Joint Investigation Team to look further into the source of his family’s wealth.
l July 11, 2017 — Judicial investigators rule Sharif’s family accumulated unusual wealth; allies denounce findings.
l July 27, 2017 — Longstanding political ally and Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan says he would quit once top court rules on corruption allegations, regardless of the verdict.
l July 28, 2017 — Sharif resigns after court rules him unfit to hold office and orders more criminal investigations into his family. Court says it disqualified Sharif for not declaring income from a company in UAE, which was not in original Panama Papers revelations.