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15:32, 28-Jul-2017
Pakistan PM resigns after Supreme Court's decision to disqualify him
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Updated at 4:45 p.m. BJT
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned from his post on Friday, hours after the Supreme Court disqualified him over claims of corruption involving his family, Reuters reported.
Updated at 3:32 p.m. BJT
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified from holding public office over a corruption scandal, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on Friday.
Sharif was allegedly involved in money laundering in the 1990s. The court also ordered a case against him to be referred to the National Accountability Bureau.