Pakistan finance minister denies corruption chargesISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to owning assets beyond his means, an official from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz said, amid a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Supreme Court in July disqualified Sharif for not declaring a small source of income and ordered an investigation into Sharif, his children and Dar, Sharif s former accountant. Dar s son is also married to one of Sharif s daughters.  Dar told the court that he was innocent and he will prove that his assets are legitimate,  Jan Achakzai, a PML-N official, told Reuters. Dar did not speak to the media after his appearance in court in Islamabad but has dismissed all the allegations against him. Sharif has also denied any wrongdoing and has been critical of the judiciary, calling the corruption proceedings against him a conspiracy. Several senior PML-N figures, including Sharif s daughter Maryam, have hinted that Pakistan s powerful military were behind Sharif s ouster. The army denies playing any role. Dar was credited with steering Pakistan s economy to a sounder footing following a 2013 balance of payments crisis but over the past year those economic gains have begun to erode, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and analysts. Growth in the $300 billion economy hit 5.3 percent last fiscal year (July-June), the fastest pace in a decade, but foreign currency reserves have dwindled and the 2016/17 current account deficit has more than doubled to $12.1 billion. Dar s reluctance to let the rupee weaken to ease current account pressures has courted criticism from economists, who say the PML-N is making economic decisions with one eye on the next general election, likely to be held in mid-2018. Some analysts have warned Pakistan may need to go back to the IMF for another bailout package if current trends continue. Under new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Dar has been removed from the post of chairing the cabinet s powerful Economic Coordination Committee. worldnews
pakistan finance minister denies corruption chargesislamabad reuters pakistani finance minister sha dar pleaded guilty wednesday owning assets beyond means official ruling pakistan muslim said amid corruption investigation former prime minister away sharia the supreme court july disqualified sharia declaring small source income ordered investigation sharia children dar sharia former accountant dar son also married one sharia daughters dar told court innocent prove assets legitimate jan achakzai official told reuters dar speak media appearance court islamabad dismissed allegations sharia also denied wrongdoing critical judiciary calling corruption proceedings conspiracy several senior figures including sharia daughter mary hinted pakistan powerful military behind sharia ouster the army denies playing role dar credited steering pakistan economy founder footing following balance payments crisis past year economic gains begun erode according international monetary fund imf analysts growth billion economy hit percent last fiscal year fastest pace decade foreign currency reserves dwindled current account deficit doubled billion dar reluctance let rupee weaken ease current account pressures courted criticism economists say making economic decisions one eye next general election likely held some analysts warned pakistan may need go back imf another bailout package current trends continue under new prime minister shahid khan abbas dar removed post chairing cabinet powerful economic coordination committee worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Pakistan finance minister denies corruption chargesISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to owning assets beyond his means, an official from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz said, amid a corruption investigation into former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Supreme Court in July disqualified Sharif for not declaring a small source of income and ordered an investigation into Sharif, his children and Dar, Sharif s former accountant. Dar s son is also married to one of Sharif s daughters.  Dar told the court that he was innocent and he will prove that his assets are legitimate,  Jan Achakzai, a PML-N official, told Reuters. Dar did not speak to the media after his appearance in court in Islamabad but has dismissed all the allegations against him. Sharif has also denied any wrongdoing and has been critical of the judiciary, calling the corruption proceedings against him a conspiracy. Several senior PML-N figures, including Sharif s daughter Maryam, have hinted that Pakistan s powerful military were behind Sharif s ouster. The army denies playing any role. Dar was credited with steering Pakistan s economy to a sounder footing following a 2013 balance of payments crisis but over the past year those economic gains have begun to erode, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and analysts. Growth in the $300 billion economy hit 5.3 percent last fiscal year (July-June), the fastest pace in a decade, but foreign currency reserves have dwindled and the 2016/17 current account deficit has more than doubled to $12.1 billion. Dar s reluctance to let the rupee weaken to ease current account pressures has courted criticism from economists, who say the PML-N is making economic decisions with one eye on the next general election, likely to be held in mid-2018. Some analysts have warned Pakistan may need to go back to the IMF for another bailout package if current trends continue. Under new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Dar has been removed from the post of chairing the cabinet s powerful Economic Coordination Committee. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: pakistan finance minister denies corruption chargesislamabad reuters pakistani finance minister sha dar pleaded guilty wednesday owning assets beyond means official ruling pakistan muslim said amid corruption investigation former prime minister away sharia the supreme court july disqualified sharia declaring small source income ordered investigation sharia children dar sharia former accountant dar son also married one sharia daughters dar told court innocent prove assets legitimate jan achakzai official told reuters dar speak media appearance court islamabad dismissed allegations sharia also denied wrongdoing critical judiciary calling corruption proceedings conspiracy several senior figures including sharia daughter mary hinted pakistan powerful military behind sharia ouster the army denies playing role dar credited steering pakistan economy founder footing following balance payments crisis past year economic gains begun erode according international monetary fund imf analysts growth billion economy hit percent last fiscal year fastest pace decade foreign currency reserves dwindled current account deficit doubled billion dar reluctance let rupee weaken ease current account pressures courted criticism economists say making economic decisions one eye next general election likely held some analysts warned pakistan may need go back imf another bailout package current trends continue under new prime minister shahid khan abbas dar removed post chairing cabinet powerful economic coordination committee worldnews