Islamabad, 15 September(Wishav Warta): Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the review petitions filed by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his children and finance minister Ishaq Dar, challenging his disqualification in the Panama Papers scandal. The court had reserved its verdict on the review petitions after the lawyers for all petitioners completed their arguments earlier in the day. A five-judge Supreme bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa had taken up the petitions seeking review of the court’s July 28 judgment which disqualified 67-year-old Sharif for dishonesty and ordered the filing of corruption cases against him, his children Hussain, Hassan and Maryam Nawaz, son-in-law Mohammad Safdar and Dar. “For reasons to be recorded later, all these review petitions are dismissed,” Justice Khosa announced. The reasons for the judgment will be revealed later in the detailed order, the Dawn reported. With the rejection of the review petitions, Sharif’s disqualification as a member of parliament remains valid. The Sharif family and Dar will now face corruption cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau in the accountability court.
A five-judge Supreme bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa had taken up the petitions seeking review of the court’s July 28 judgment which disqualified 67-year-old Sharif for dishonesty and ordered the filing of corruption cases against him, his children Hussain, Hassan and Maryam Nawaz, son-in-law Mohammad Safdar and Dar. “For reasons to be recorded later, all these review petitions are dismissed,” Justice Khosa announced. The reasons for the judgment will be revealed later in the detailed order, the Dawn reported. With the rejection of the review petitions, Sharif’s disqualification as a member of parliament remains valid. The Sharif family and Dar will now face corruption cases filed by the National Accountability Bureau in the accountability court.
