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Twitter goes into a tizzy after PM Sharif steps down over Panama verdict

The court disqualified Sharif under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution

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Opposition party supporters celebrate following the announcement of the Supreme Court's disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. (PTI)

Anshul New Delhi
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned after he got an unfavourable verdict from the country’s Supreme Court in the Panama Papers leaks. The Pakistan Supreme Court disqualified Sharif from holding public office, contesting elections and ruled that graft cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal. 
 
The court disqualified Sharif under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution. The articles state that a Member of Parliament should be "truthful" and "righteous". The unanimous verdict was read out by the five-judge bench including Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan inside the packed courtroom 1 of the Supreme Court.

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