Pakistan’s Supreme Court scrapped lifetime bans from contesting elections for individuals with previous convictions. Pakistan Chief Justice Faez Isa learn the order in a dwell telecast broadcast on the court docket’s web site as per information company Reuters. This paves the way in which for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif to run in subsequent month’s nationwide election.
Three-time Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif got here to the nation final 12 months ending 4 years of self-imposed exile. The former premier had not set foot in Pakistan since he left for London in 2019 to obtain medical remedy whereas serving a 14-year jail sentence for corruption.
What the ruling means for Nawaz Sharif?
But the ruling implies that Nawaz Sharif may turn out to be Pakistan’s prime minister for a fourth time as his occasion – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) – is taken into account a frontrunner to win the election. Polls in Pakistan are scheduled for February 8, whereas Nawaz Sharif’s essential rival former prime minister Imran Khan stays in jail and is barred from contesting the polls for 5 years.
Will Imran Khan even be allowed to run for elections?
Nawaz Sharif was not an applicant within the newest case because it was filed by different banned politicians. Imran Khan, who gained the final elections in 2018, is not going to profit from the ruling because it abolishes solely lifetime bans. This implies that the cricketer-turned-politician stays disqualified till 2028.
