Asif could not be immediately reached for comment but the Geo TV channel said he plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. It was not clear if Asif would have to step down from his post as foreign minister. Sharif and other top PML-N officials have complained that the judiciary is targeting the party ahead of the polls, which are likely to be held in July. “After today there is no place left for Khawaja Asif in Pakistan’s politics,” Dar, who is a member of the opposition Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, told reporters outside the court. Dar contested the 2013 parliamentary elections as a PTI candidate but lost to Asif by a wide margin.

Source: bd News24 April 26, 2018 10:30 UTC