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Pakistan: Supreme Court Removes PM From Office

Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled to remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office following a nearly year-long corruption investigation into his family, local media reported Friday.

"Supreme Court of Pakistan has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case verdict. Justice Ejaz Afzal announced the decision," The Times of Islamabad wrote.

President Erdoğan, Moroccan king meet in Istanbul with families

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has met with Moroccan King Mohammed VI, who has been in Turkey for over a week, for a friendly meeting at an Istanbul palace.

Accompanied by their families, the two leaders held an unofficial meeting in Yıldız Palace in Istanbul on Dec. 27.