Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif is ineligible to head his own political party, six months after he was removed as premier. “The Election Commission is directed to remove name of Nawaz Sharif as president of PML-N from all official records,” Nisar said. The court also declared as illegal all acts by Sharif during his tenure as party chief, including the finalising of Senate tickets. A person who is disqualified under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution is not eligible to nominate anyone to lower and upper houses of parliament, Nisar said. He said that since a party head is powerful and political parties control the government, it is mandatory for a party head to fulfil the requirements of Article 62 and 63.

Source: Hindustan Times February 21, 2018 13:41 UTC