Islamabad sources have stated that the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for not being dishonest to the nation, in a landmark decision in Panamagate case. Sources have stated that the 5-0 verdict was announced by a five-judge bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa the same judge who had commenced his dissenting note in the April 20 judgment with a quote from Mario Puzo’s novel The Godfather and declared Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ‘disqualified’ for not being honest to the nation.
Sources have stated that the Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khosa initiated announcing the court’s verdict on the Panama Papers case shortly after 12:00pm. By apologizing for the delay, he gave the podium to Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, who headed the implementation bench.
