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Pakistan SC disqualifies Nawaz Sharif from holding public office for life
Updated On: 13 April, 2018 03:45 PM IST | Islamabad | ANI
The apex court had asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file references against the Sharif family, in connection with the corruption cases against them
Nawaz Sharif
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former general secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Jahangir Khan Tareen from standing for elections for the rest of their lives. A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar, gave the unanimous verdict on several identical petitions pertaining to the duration of disqualification of a politician under Article 62(1)(f) of the Pakistan Constitution, reported Samaa TV.
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