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Pakistan's Sharif disqualified by court Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by court
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif disqualified from holding public office over corruption case - supreme court Pakistan's Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office following an investigation into corruption allegations.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The ruling comes after a probe into his family's wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr Sharif's children to offshore companies.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Mr Sharif has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case.
The verdict was handed down unanimously by a five-member bench in the court.
The court was filled to capacity on Friday, and there was heightened security in the capital, with tens of thousands of troops and police deployed.
One of the judges at the Supreme Court, Ejaz Afzal Khan, said that Mr Sharif was no longer "eligible to be an honest member of the parliament", Reuters news agency reports.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan earlier advised Mr Sharif to accept Friday's verdict.
The court has recommended anti-corruption cases against several individuals, including Mr Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband Safdar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and others.
No civilian prime minister of Pakistan has ever completed a five-year term.
Mr Sharif, who was serving as prime minister for a record third time, was less than a year away from becoming the first to complete a full term in office.