SC's verdict to disqualify Nawaz will not last for good: Maryam

SIALKOT: Hours after The Supreme Court's judgment, declaring Nawaz Sharif and other lawmakers in the case disquieted for life, the daughter of ousted prime minister Maryam said that the court’s verdict will only last until the retirement of the five sitting judges who penned the verdict against him.Addressing the Social Media Convention in Sialkot on Friday, Maryam Nawaz lamented the apex court's verdict, terming it  vindictive.  She  said this decision reminded her of Musharaf who imprisoned Sharif for life, adding  that such decisions against popular leaders were relegated to the trashbin of history.During her address she said that Sharif was already aware  of  such verdict that came against him , adding that this would also not be the first time that he would be experiencing  imprisonment.Maryam further said that  the  elements who could not defeat Sharif in elections got him disqualified for life.In reference with JIT head's recent statement before an accountability court, Maryam said that Wajid Zia had also ‘confessed’ that he had no evidence of any receivable pay against Nawaz Sharif in the Iqama case, adding that  40 unknown individuals were working to find evidence against deposed prime minister. She asked who were those 40.Earlier on Friday, A five-member larger bench of the Supreme  Court, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ruled  that the lawmakers disqualified under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution will be unable to contest elections for the rest of their life.

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