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| Pakistani court disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif from office | Pakistani court disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif from office |
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| Pakistan’s Supreme Court has removed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from office in a unanimous verdict over corruption allegations that will further upset the country’s unstable political landscape. | Pakistan’s Supreme Court has removed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from office in a unanimous verdict over corruption allegations that will further upset the country’s unstable political landscape. |
| The verdict, delivered by a five-member supreme court caps year of political controversy, unleashed by the the Panama Papers leak, which documented the involvement of Sharif’s children in the purchase of high-end London property through offshore companies. | |
| The governing party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) must now choose an interim prime minister to rule until the 2018 general election. The party is expected to deliver a statement later today. | The governing party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) must now choose an interim prime minister to rule until the 2018 general election. The party is expected to deliver a statement later today. |
| The ruling is a big win for opposition leader Imran Khan who has been calling for the removal of Sharif since the beginning of the scandal. | |
| The supreme court bench also referred all material gathered in the investigation to the court of the national accountability bureau, and recommended opening cases against the prime minister and his three children, Maryam, Hassan and Hussain. | |
| Domestic media reported that a criminal investigation would be launched against the premier and his family. | Domestic media reported that a criminal investigation would be launched against the premier and his family. |
| “He is no more eligible to be an honest member of the parliament, and he ceases to be holding the office of prime minister,” the judge Ejaz Afzal Khan said in court. | “He is no more eligible to be an honest member of the parliament, and he ceases to be holding the office of prime minister,” the judge Ejaz Afzal Khan said in court. |
| More details to follow … | More details to follow … |