Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sent packing on Friday as the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) disqualified him, directing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to issue a notification in this regard.
The historic verdict was reserved a week ago. Today, all five judges of the bench gave a unanimous verdict against Nawaz. There are at least eight important points in the verdict among others:
1-Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, 2- Ishaq Dar and Captain (retd) Mohammad Safdar were also disqualified, 3- The Supreme Court has ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file references against Nawaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar and Captain Safdar within 6 weeks and to decide these cases within 6 months. References are also to be filed against Nawaz Sharif’s children, 4- The Supreme Court has ordered that all documents regarding Sharif family’s London flats should be sent to trial court for the hearing of reference, 5- The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will issue the notification regarding Nawaz Sharif’s dismissal, 6- The accountability court should announce its verdict regarding the reference in six months, 7- The court stated President Mamnoon Hussain should take the democratic process forward according to the Constitution, 8- The Supreme Court bench ordered the National Accountability Bureau to take further action if anymore false documents surface.