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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday July 29 2017, @03:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the pecans-or-walnuts? dept.

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: 2) by cubancigar11 on Saturday July 29 2017, @07:19AM

    by cubancigar11 (330) on Saturday July 29 2017, @07:19AM (#546171) Homepage Journal

    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.

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