Abbasi will be sworn-in in later at a special ceremony at the President's House.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
In the Middle East, which is already coping with the Qatar-Saudi Arabia tensions, comes another pressure point.
The Panama verdict will decide how Pakistan handles its leadership problems.
Sushma Swaraj arrived in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Wednesday night on her first official visit abroad after becoming External Affairs Minister during which she will hold talks with the top leadership on key bilateral issues including land boundary agreement, proposed Teesta river pact and illegal immigration.
Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Monday claimed that India had considered carrying out surgical air strikes at the headquarters of terror outfits JuD and LeT near Lahore.
A female agent working for the Pakistani intelligence from Mangalore oversees hawala transactions that help pump money to terror outfits. Vicky Nanjappa reports
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