Karachi: 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. More From Livemint »The probe recommended cases to be filed against the prime minister and his three children for failing to account for foreign assets. The prime minister will challenge the investigators’ findings in court, the minister for planning and reform, Ahsan Iqbal, said on Monday. The graft report delivers more bad news to a government already facing a widening current account deficit and currency crisis.

Source: Mint July 12, 2017 14:48 UTC