Pakistan Premier Sharif Resigns After Landmark Graft Ruling
- Sharif and his children to face corruption charges: court
- Political chaos across Pakistan following court ruling
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif Resigns as Prime Minister
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned after the Supreme Court ordered his disqualification from office following a corruption investigation into his family’s finances, plunging the South Asian country into political turmoil ahead of a national election next year.
The five-member bench of the Supreme Court gave its unanimous verdict on Friday after a graft probe found disparity between his family’s wealth and his known sources of income. Two justices had earlier voted to disqualify him in a verdict in April, while the other three mandated a further investigation. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was also referred to the national anti-graft agency by the court.