Home Muslim World News Nawaz Sharif barred from contesting by-election

Nawaz Sharif barred from contesting by-election

By Xinhua,

Islamabad : A full bench of the Lahore High Court Monday disqualified former Pakistani prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif from contesting by-elections, Dawn News TV channel reported.

The three-bench full court, however, has conditionally allowed Shahbaz Sharif, who is the chief of PML-N and younger brother of Nawaz Sharif, to hold office of chief minister of Punjab province.