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Zero Hour: Panama Papers case: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif steps down after Supreme Court's verdict

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Friday disqualified from office by the Supreme Court which sent his case to an anti-corruption court for trial in the Panamagate graft scandal. In a unanimous verdict, the Supreme Court ordered that a case be registered against Sharif and ruled that a reference be sent against him and his family to an accountability court. The court also ordered the National Accountability Bureau to wrap up the case within six weeks.

Updated : 29 July 2017, 03:09 PM

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