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ECP Issues PM Disqualification Notification

Islamabad (July 28, 2017): Election Commission of Pakistan has issued a PM Disqualification Notification after the Panama Case Judgement.

According to the details, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has denotified Muhammad Nawaz Sharif as Member of the National Assembly from NA-120 Lahore-III with immediate effect.

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The notification was issued over four hours after the top court ordered the commission to disqualify the premier.

The Commission issued denotification following his disqualification by the Supreme Court.Earlier the larger bench of the apex court directed the ECP to immediately de-notify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as member of the Parliament.

Following the SC verdict in Panamagate case, a high level ECP meeting was convened.All ECP members and other high official attended the meeting. The special session was chaired by Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Abdul Ghaffar Soomro.ECP sources said that the Commission has received the copy of SC decision.

Analysts have termed the disqualification a political turmoil for Pakistan with apex court ordering disqualification of a sitting premier over a technicality.

Verdict of the top court came over petitions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Awami Muslim League (AML). The SC had taken up the court in October last year.

According to the verdict, the premier could not offer a reasonable explanation for not withdrawing 10,000 Dirham as salary for his services rendered to the company owned by his son in Dubai.

Imran Khan, the key petitioner for PM s disqualification has announced to celebrate the verdict on July 30 in a Youm-e-Tashakur rally in Islamabad.

In a press conference addressed today by senior representatives of the ruling party, Barrister Zafar said that the history would judge the judges of the top court for the verdict they delivered today.

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