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Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned following a court decision related to financial revelations from the Panama Papers leak:
Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country's Supreme Court to disqualify him from office. The ruling came after a probe into his family's wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr Sharif's children to offshore companies.
Mr Sharif has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case. The five judges reached a unanimous verdict in the Islamabad court, which was filled to capacity. "Following the verdict, Nawaz Sharif has resigned from his responsibilities as prime minister," a spokesman for Mr Sharif's office said in a statement.
There was heightened security in the capital, with tens of thousands of troops and police deployed.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by Whoever on Saturday July 29 2017, @03:27AM (5 children)
The other place had the best headline for this story, perhaps the best headline in the history of the site.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 29 2017, @03:37AM
Most didn't grok, and didn't care to. Cut the BS and don't try to be cute - this isn't twatter.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 29 2017, @05:22AM
Calibri Font Plays Its Role: Pakistan Now Sans Sharif as Prime Minister is Disqualified [slashdot.com]
BBC News story [bbc.co.uk] that explains the significance of the font (for those who look at articles, it's linked from the article in this topic)
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 29 2017, @05:35AM (1 child)
Well, don't leave us hanging, what's the headline? Parent post is currently +2, Informative, but it should be -1, Tease!
I bet it's another riff on "sans Shariff". I read about this story on Techdirt, where it was titled From Sans Serif To Sans Sharif: #Fontgate Leads To Calls For Pakistan's Prime Minister To Resign [techdirt.com].
The Techdirt article also mentions that
Anyway, I really like puns. Unfortunately, as you probably know, puns are for children, not groan people. /ba-dum-tsh
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 29 2017, @05:39AM
Ah, ninja'd by an AC posting the headline :) Thanks AC, modded Informative :D
(Score: 2) by cubancigar11 on Saturday July 29 2017, @07:19AM
For what its worth, Sharif in Urdu means Gentle [hinkhoj.com]. So, in a way, now that Military rule is what's in line for Pakistan, they really are sans-Sharif.