Nawaz Sharif

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the government outside an accountability court in Islamabad, where Sharif was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison. B.K. Bangash/AP hide caption

Pakistani supporters of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif carry posters and banners outside the high court building in Islamabad on Wednesday as they celebrate his release from prison. Sharif is appealing the conviction, which followed a major corruption scandal. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Pakistani soldiers patrol on a street beside a billboard featuring an image of Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), in Rawalpindi. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Supporters of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif march toward Lahore's airport ahead of his arrival from London on Friday. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and his son-in-law all received prison sentences Friday for their roles in the massive corruption scandal that brought down his premiership. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal talks to journalists outside the accountability court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses his Pakistan Muslim League supporters during a party general council meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, in October. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif speaks to media after appearing before an anti-corruption commission at the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad in June. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (center) waves to his Pakistan Muslim League supporters during a party general council meeting in Islamabad this month. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption

Nawaz Sharif's supporters protested his ouster in Lahore on Friday. K.M. Chaudary/AP hide caption

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, seen here on the day he spoke to an anti-corruption commission at the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad last month, has been disqualified from office. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

The daughter of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, arrives before appearing in front of an anti-corruption commission in Islamabad on July 5. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Supporters of Imran Khan, a cricketer-turned-politician and head of opposition party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf, listen to his speech during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday. Sohail Shahzad/EPA/Landov hide caption

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with President Obama at the White House on Wednesday. Dennis Brack/pool/Getty Images hide caption

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad on April 20. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Pakistani security personnel inspect a burned-out bus on Sunday, a day after it was destroyed by a bomb attack in Quetta. The bus was carrying students from the region's only university for women. Fourteen women died. Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Nawaz Sharif, who will lead Pakistan's next government, at a campaign rally last week. T. Mughal/EPA /LANDOV hide caption

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, second from right, declares victory in Pakistan's general elections, as his brother Shahbaz Sharif, right, and others listen at the party's headquarters in Lahore. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption