The Supreme Court of Pakistan has announced the verdict it reserved on Election Act 2017, declaring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ineligible to head his own party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), The Express Tribune reported. The three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has also declared all acts including issuance of senate tickets by Nawaz Sharif as illegal. The judges are also considering whether the person, who is ridiculing the judiciary, can work as party head. “We have to draw the lines so that a looter could not become party head. God forbid if a crook becomes a party head,” Nisar wondered on February 15.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2018 13:52 UTC