Pakistan's Prime Minister Quits After Supreme Court Decision
The court disqualified him from office over allegations detailed in the Panama Papers.
by Krishnadev Calamur
Jul 28, 2017
2 minutes
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned Friday, hours after the country’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled to disqualify him from elected office, a move that is likely to spark political uncertainty in the South Asian country that has struggled with democracy for nearly seven decades.
The court ruled Sharif “is not honest … [and] therefore, he is disqualified to be a Member Friday that despite his “strong” reservations” at the verdict, he would abide by the court’s decision. A spokesman for his Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party said the bloc would use all legal methods to challenge the decision.
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