Photos: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif ousted following Panama Papers ruling

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after an investigative panel concluded his family’s assets exceeded their income in a ruling following the Panama Papers revelations.

Updated on: Jul 29, 2017 1:31 PM IST

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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s third term in office comes to an unceremonious end following a verdict by a five-member bench of the country’s Supreme Court into his family’s assets and projected incomes. The court’s verdict also barred him from electoral politics for at least five years. Sharif was a year away from completing his first full term in power - a feat so far unprecedented in Pakistan’s political history. (Caren Firouz / REUTERS File)

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Maryam Nawaz, Sharif’s daughter, is also under the scanner by a Joint Investigation Team looking into allegations against the family's offshore companies and alleged money laundering after the Panama Papers leak revealed the family allegedly funnelled funds to acquire assets internationally. The supreme court has directed the National Accountability Bureau, Pakistan’s main anti-corruption watchdog, to file a case against Sharif and his children in an anti-corruption court within 6 weeks. (Anjum Naveed / AP)

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Opponents of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif raise slogans as they exit the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan. Announcing the verdict, judge Ejaz Afzal Khan said, ‘He is no more eligible to be an honest member of the parliament,’. (Caren Firouz / REUTERS)

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Men look at a television screen displaying coverage of Pakistan's Supreme Court's decision against Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at a barber shop in Karachi. Pakistan faces uncertainty over the now vacant position of its Prime Minister. Names tipped to replace Sharif so far include his brother Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab province chief minister, as well as Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, another Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) lawmaker and current Speaker Ayaz Sadiq as well as defence minister Khawaja Asif according to Pakistan media reports. (Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS)

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Senior opposition politician Jehangir Tareen celebrates the dismissal of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad. Ruling party PML-N members however say Sharif’s days are not over. ‘This is a difficult time for the PML-N. But the power to make party decisions will remain with Nawaz Sharif’, the Dawn quoted Punjab province Law Minister Rana Sanaullah as saying. (B. K. Bangash / AP)

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A supporter of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif passes out after the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Sharif in Lahore, Pakistan. The country is less than a year away from the 2018 general elections. The existing ruling party is expected to be provided a chance to select an interim Prime Minister for the remainder of Sharif’s term by the Speaker of the National Assembly. (Mohsin Raza / REUTERS)

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Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and policemen cordon off the main entrance of the Supreme Court building during the hearing on the Panama Papers case in Islamabad on July 28, 2017. Around 3,000 police and paramilitary forces were deployed around the court in Islamabad ahead of the ruling. The situation remains tense with pro and anti Nawaz groups taking to the streets in reaction to the Supreme Court’s verdict. (Aamir Qureshi / AFP)