Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was today barred from contesting elections for life, after the Supreme Court ruled that the disqualification of a lawmaker under the Constitution is permanent, a landmark verdict ending the political future of the three-time premier. The verdict was issued unanimously by all five judges of the bench while hearing a petition related to the determination of time duration for disqualification of a lawmaker under the Constitution. The court later also disqualified Sharif as head of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
In today verdict, the SC said that under the country's Constitution, no person once disqualified from office by the top court can hold public office again. The historic ruling ended 68-year-old Sharif's hopes for a political future.

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was today barred from contesting elections for life, after the Supreme Court ruled that the disqualification of a lawmaker under the Constitution is permanent, a landmark verdict ending the political future of the three-time premier. The verdict was issued unanimously by all five judges of the bench while hearing a petition related to the determination of time duration for disqualification of a lawmaker under the Constitution. The court later also disqualified Sharif as head of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
In today verdict, the SC said that under the country's Constitution, no person once disqualified from office by the top court can hold public office again. The historic ruling ended 68-year-old Sharif's hopes for a political future.