Pakistan Court Orders Lifetime Political Ban Against Sharif
- Judgement on corruption charges pending against Nawaz Sharif
- Ruling party minister calls Sharif’s lifetime ban a ‘joke’
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court issued a lifetime ban on politicians holding office after legal disqualification -- a ruling that will bar former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from ever holding an elected position following a corruption probe against the ex-premier last year.
The top court’s 5-member panel made the judgment on Friday after its July decision that ousted Sharif didn’t disclose the length of time the head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz was barred from office.