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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on 28th July 2017 welcomed the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Along with Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar too was disqualified by the court in Panama Papers Case. The opposition party dubbed it as a historic day. Tehreek-e- Insaf party's chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a press conference called out against terrorism and said, "let’s strengthen Pakistan, let’s get rid of terrorism from the country". "Of money laundering, tax evasion, assets concealment plus crimes of forgery and perjury. Sharifs stand totally exposed before nation today" Imran Khan said in a tweet after the judgement. Soon after the judgement was passed by the Supreme Court, opponents of Nawaz Sharif carried out rallies and hailed SC's decision.
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The supreme court had taken the decision after petition was first filed by Imran Khan’s party, Awami Muslim League and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in October. (Reuters)
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“Godfather’s rule has ended for good! Truth & Justice have prevailed!,” the party tweeted soon after the judgement. “Godfather’s ally, the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has been disqualified in Panamagate Case!,” it said. (Reuters)
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Tehreek-e-Insaf party's chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a press coference after the supreme court judgement said that the party should be thankful to JIT members who did not succumb to pressures and served the cause of justice. (Reuters)
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The court in its judgement had said that Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was “dishonest to Parliament and the courts and could not be deemed fit for his office.” (Reuters)
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The Panama Papers case against Nawaz Sharif, 67 is related to money laundering by the PM in 1990s. The Supreme Court had set up a six-member joint investigation team (JIT) to carry out investigation the charges against Sharif and his family in May this year. (Reuters)
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Nawaz Sharif's opponents shout slogans as they exit the Supreme Court in Islamabad. (Reuters)
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Supporters of Pakistani opposition parties share sweets to celebrate the dismissal of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Karachi. (AP)
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Opponents of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif react atop a bus, after the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Sharif. (Reuters)
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Nawaz Sharif who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a record three times, was found guilty of corruption and money laundering. (Reuters)
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