Pakistan’s political condition has never been very stable and once again, a decision by the Pakistani Supreme Court has upset the political stability. In a unanimous verdict, the 5-judge bench disqualified Nawaz Sharif from the post of the Prime Minister after it found involvement of Nawaz and his children in the Panama Papers Leak case. Nawaz and his children have been accused of purchasing costly property in London via offshore companies.
The Supreme Court has also ordered the Election Commission to de-notify Nawaz and as per reports, Ishaq Dar, the finance minister of Pakistan, has also been disqualified. The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) now needs to choose an interim leader who can run the government till 2018 elections. It is said that the party will be issuing a statement in the evening today.
The opposition leader Imran Khan was demanding the removal of Nawaz since the scandal came in news and it is a big win for him and his party. The SC has also ordered that the cases should be registered within six weeks and the decision in these cases should come within six months only. However, the local media is saying that criminal proceedings will also start against Nawaz and his children. This decision has stopped Nawaz Sharif from becoming the first Prime Minister to complete a full five-year term.
Twitter also reacted over the matter and here are few selected tweets:
Aur inko Kashmir chahiye..
https://twitter.com/AskAnshul/status/890840649464922112
Elected Prime Minister of Failed state Pakistan never compleled its term but want Kashmir with the help of Indian liberals!😷 #NawazSharif
— TollygungeBoy💙 (@TollygungeBoy) July 28, 2017
That epic scene from “3 Idiots”:
PM #NawazSharif disqualified by #SupremeCourt in #PanamaVerdict case. Pak army be like.. Judgement ye de rahe hain..Per shabd hamare hain..! pic.twitter.com/ZSrj1nP2jk
— Paresh Rawal fan (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) July 28, 2017
Best opportunity for Kejriwal:
#NawazSharif disqualified for life. Best scope for Kejriwal to live up his dream of becoming a Prime Minister
— Debarati (@Debarati_M) July 28, 2017
A jibe at Barkha Dutt:
https://twitter.com/ggiittiikkaa/status/890842284035649537
BJP should avail itself of the golden opportunity:
Right time that Modi & BJP forms an alliance with the opposition parties in Pakistan & forms a new government #NawazSharif
— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) July 28, 2017
Hilarious yet true 😀
No Pakistan PM has ever completed full term of five years. #NawazSharif
— हम भारत के लोग (@India_Policy) July 28, 2017
History repeated itself:
History repeat itself against elected prime minister #NawazSharif, third time popular mandate disrupted. #PanamaVerdic
— Rana Jawad (@ranajawad) July 28, 2017
Heights!
https://twitter.com/SwamiGeetika/status/890843956220641280
Truth has been spoken!
If you have been elected as PM thrice, disqualified thrice, you are not unlucky, you are plain simple incompetent.#NawazSharif
— Baji Please (@BajiPlease) July 28, 2017
This user took a dig at Lalu Yadav:
#NawazSharif की शराफत उतनी ही मशहूर है जितनी लालू की ईमानदारी। इधर नवाज पनामा के चक्कर में फंसा है तो उधर लालू का कपूत बेनामा के चक्कर में
— RUPESH Singh 🇮🇳(Modi ka Pariwar) (@rupeshsingh10) July 28, 2017
LOL 😀
After Pakistan's Supreme Court disqualified #NawazSharif as PM
Gormint Aunty voluntarily files nomination for the vacant post 😂 pic.twitter.com/ExUSqDBWNr
— CricBhai (@BhaiCric) July 28, 2017
Memorable day in the history of Pakistan:
A day to remember in history of Pakistan. Way to Go! Party just started. 😂 #PanamaCase #PanamaVerdict #NawazSharif
— Fizianic®️ (@fizianic) July 28, 2017
Sad reality:
सिर्फ नाम केही शरीफ बचे है अब ! 😢 #PanamaVerdict #SharifSacked #NawazSharifREJECTED #NawazSharif #Nawazout
— Himanshu Tembhekar (@HTembhekar) July 28, 2017
From the pen of a Pakistani:
https://twitter.com/FazAnwar/status/890854496859021313
What do you think in this regard?