"He is disqualified as a member of the parliament so he has ceased to be holding the office of Prime Minister," Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan told the packed courtroom. No Pakistani prime minister has ever completed a full five-year term. Most have seen their tenures cut short by the powerful military or interference from the Supreme Court. It is the second time in Pakistan's 70-year history that the Supreme Court has disqualified a sitting prime minister. In 1993 he was sacked by the then-president over graft allegations, while in 1999 he was ousted in a military coup.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 28, 2017 07:30 UTC