The verdict by the five-member court caps a year of political controversy over corruption allegations unleashed by the 2016 Panama Papers leak. The party must now choose an interim prime minister to be accepted by parliament. On that basis, they have the right to disqualify the prime minister,” said Zafar. It will create doubts about whether it is a political judgment,” she said. And Nawaz Sharif will be successful in the court of God and people of Pakistan,” he said.

Source: The Guardian July 28, 2017 07:36 UTC