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Cabinet Division issued several notifications on Friday stating that prime minister, his ministers and advisers no longer remain in office after the July 28 decision on the Panama Papers case from the Supreme Court rendered the prime minister disqualified.
Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has stepped down from the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan with effect from July 28 as notified by Election Commission of Pakistan, a notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Nadeem Hassan Asif stated.
Subsequent notifications named advisers and special assistants to prime ministers as well as federal and state ministers who have ceased to hold office after the July 28 judgement.
The list of federal ministers who will no more serve in their positions include former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, finance minister Ishaq Dar, interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, defence minister Khawaja Asif, planning and development minister Ahsan Iqbal and railways minister Saad Rafique.
Outgoing state ministers include Marriyum Aurangzeb, Abid Sher Ali and Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, while adviser on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz and national security adviser Nasser Khan Janjua will also no more hold office.
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Jul 29, 2017 04:38pm
ban them all.
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Jul 29, 2017 04:44pm
Nawaz Sharif resigned after Supreme Court issued their ruling on 28 July, because of his corrupt practices, failed to provide list of his oversees assets and how and when his family members purchased UK's flats and who provided the money. NS family lied and provided fake documents. All these reasons are the causes of his shameful downfall.
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Jul 29, 2017 04:47pm
What is justification of stepping down after disqualification announced by SC?
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Jul 29, 2017 04:54pm
We do not harbor ill for any one of them but the way you all have treated us is deplorable and punishable by whatever courts deem feasible, so no one dares to repeat all of this again.False promises, false hopes, lies cheat steal make hay while your kitties fill with coins and nation weeps in agony.
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Jul 29, 2017 04:59pm
now we have come to know why pakistan is not progressing if our courts give us this kind order so as to why we can get insaf we the people of pakistan should stand up against the anomalies and clear our justices system from these anomalies , we know pakistan is progressing under the instigation of some on the whole system has been smashed by the judiciary without caring its after effect such type of decision has disappointed us it seem that under the hand one party PTI has been obliged so that he can get majority in election but they are living in fool paradise ,
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Jul 29, 2017 05:00pm
No ministers are better than corrupt ministers
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Jul 29, 2017 05:06pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani just a formality and official face saving
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Jul 29, 2017 05:17pm
Common public should start bringing in corruption cases against every corrupt politicians if they have hard evidence to all courts anywhere in pakistan, and not just the SC of pakistan and ensure not to ever let any corrupt person ever gets elected aian, do not let this process stop, good step by starting from the rich and powerful, however, it is not enough, it should be ongoing and continuous process. Many thanks o IK and PTI for bringing down the head of corruption on its knees. God Bless IK.
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Jul 29, 2017 05:26pm
Not again! Fedup of dynasty politicians. Can't they want better person among millions for the important post?
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Jul 29, 2017 05:30pm
Too much wealth, too long hands on unchecked,unlimited power - that is what got Sharif.
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Jul 29, 2017 05:32pm
@nazar naqvi I think it should've read as 'terminated' from job rather than stepping down. Someone said if he stepped down at first place he might have saved a little portion of so called respect.
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Jul 29, 2017 05:34pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani - make corrections, not resigned, he is forced to quit and word, kicked out from Awaam House, will be fit.
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Jul 29, 2017 05:45pm
A very comprehensive judgement, truly reflective of Mr. Justice Khosa's assertion of it being such that it serves as a precedent for at least 25 years.
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Jul 29, 2017 05:58pm
Well the cabinets job is done - all they were doing was defending Ex PM.
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Jul 29, 2017 06:02pm
Certified corrupt khandaan doesn't want to vacate the throne as if they have inherited it permanently. In the not too distant future even Shahbaz will be also disqualified. Luckily for PML-N that great Judges did not make public all the wrong doing of this family. It will be better for all these cronies who kept on defending the family with lies after lies should be banned for good. NAB should be made more independent with honest people so that all including so called honest people from Sind are also brought to justice so that our youngster generation would benefit from the movement started by IK. Ik should also be banned if it proven that he has been involved in corruption and not merely on the malicious move of Abbasi
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Jul 29, 2017 06:23pm
Can you please name one lawyer who takes full fees and paid full tax and declare the earnings.
One individual who has never paid a bribe or never taken a bribe
one individual who has never lied
one individual who has never spoken behind someone
find one individual who is sadiq and ameen
Not that NS was honest but as a whole our country unfortunately lacks honesty and that is why we elect these leaders
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Jul 29, 2017 06:29pm
What can I say? In my judgement the most qualified , interim PM after Mr. Nawaz Sharif's departure is to name Mr. Sartaj Aziz to that position. Call for national elections and start all over again.
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Jul 29, 2017 06:30pm
Let's see how IK with his colorful past and JKT with insider trading pass the test of morality set by SC.
I wish SC also rounds up people in judiciary signing LFand military the same way a democratically elected prime minister was ousted.
I am skeptical about the true intention of judiciary unless above is done too.
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Jul 29, 2017 06:52pm
BEHIND the Panama Papers ruling
Shahbaz SHARIF to succeed NS as PM, Khaqan Abbasi to take over in the INTERIM.
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Jul 29, 2017 07:13pm
It is 'use and dump' strategy of the Establishment that is working.
Conspiracy theorist!
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Jul 29, 2017 07:16pm
This is the best news and I salute the SC judges who were threatened and still they made the right decisions. What I don't understand that why Nawaz's brother Shabaz should be the next Prime Minister as there is no difference between the two, they are both corrupt, and his daughter should never be allowed in politics.
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Jul 29, 2017 07:17pm
@tanvir a shaikh , Yes brother agree 100%. It is a conspiracy to put a "Yesman" at the helm of affairs. Nawaz Sharif was, is and will remain the best PM Pakistan ever has.
Some things in life cannot be explained. Money flowing from Middle East and Business empires.
Parvez stole billions from American money and gifts the same Middle East rulers that gave to other politicians but it is 'Use and dump' strategy of the Establishment that is behind this hocus pocus
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Jul 29, 2017 07:17pm
PML-N Zindabad.
Nawaz will bounce back.
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Jul 29, 2017 07:33pm
ECP is sleeping, why don't ECP not issuing notice or statements to bar NS to even attend any political meetings and that too on Government property?
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Jul 29, 2017 07:46pm
Nawaz sharif muat return foreign aasets to Pakistan and all his properties should be forfeit
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Jul 29, 2017 08:03pm
I am waiting for the day when we get qualified, sincere and competent ministers, advisers, assistants in Islamabad representing all the provinces of Pakistan instead of nepotism and 'yes men' mostly from one province who put their master and their pockets ahead of the country.
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Jul 29, 2017 08:36pm
Arrest them all, send their cases to NAB immediately for investigation and trial. If found guilty send them Adiala jail.
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Jul 29, 2017 08:36pm
We are surprised that as per notification of the Cabinet Secretary all these fellows cease to hold their portfolios and ministries etc., but how they are still holding official residences and using protocols. May be they need to be thrown out! What sort of fellows are representing us.
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Jul 29, 2017 09:27pm
Le the new faces come in politics who are not tainted one way ore another.
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Jul 29, 2017 10:02pm
@waleed fakhar ,ya it will be PTI style Justice. Like in KPK ,no one to watch the corruption.
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Jul 29, 2017 10:10pm
I think the court would earn more respect if it advised all the Politicians,Businessmen and other dignitaries to make Pakistan a debt free, corruption free country.
Lets think out of the box and forgive each other and be forgiven.
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Jul 29, 2017 11:12pm
They all should be put in jail.
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Jul 29, 2017 11:48pm
This process of accountability should not stop here.It should include politations,beauricrats and forces people.
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Jul 30, 2017 12:26am
Sad and dark day the killer of democracy are once agaun united
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Jul 30, 2017 12:56am
Nawaz Sharif has not vacated the PM's official residence yet. He is still using the State Protocol and State TV for airing his meaningless speech.
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Jul 30, 2017 01:29am
Did he stepped down, no actually he was found guilty and was told to step down immediately.
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Jul 30, 2017 03:17am
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani
You are absolutely right. But amazingly, not many people are accepting it and seemed to be shell shocked.
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Jul 30, 2017 08:02am
kicked off from office by the suprem court.......
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Jul 30, 2017 08:25am
kicked out from office by the supreme court.,....
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Jul 30, 2017 09:25am
@QADIR KHAN BALOUCH You said it very well. Its unfortunate that certain politicians put money making for themselves, family and fried a top priority, while poor and desperate people keep suffering. It seems politicians get in politics to make money, not to to serve the people who pay for their salary and luxury life style.
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Jul 30, 2017 09:34am
Looking forward to seeing the proper punishment of Nawaz Sharif and just stepped down from the office of the Prime Minister is not enough.
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Jul 30, 2017 09:34am
Looking forward to seeing the proper punishment of Nawaz Sharif and just stepped down from the office of the Prime Minister is not enough.
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Jul 30, 2017 10:57pm
@khansaheb well said !!
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Jul 31, 2017 05:25pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani You said it yaar.
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