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.
Events leading up to Nawaz Sharif’s ouster
Events leading up to Nawaz Sharif’s ouster
