{"id":379508,"date":"2024-01-09T09:09:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T04:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=379508"},"modified":"2024-01-09T09:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T04:09:46","slug":"nawaz-and-tareen-eligible-to-contest-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/nawaz-and-tareen-eligible-to-contest-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"Nawaz and Tareen eligible to contest polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SC rules against lifetime disqualification<br \/>\nJustice Yahya Afridi dissents from verdict, says SC\u2019s 2018 judgment \u2018legally valid\u2019<br \/>\nISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe Supreme Court of Pakistan declared life-long disqualification invalid under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution.<br \/>\nThe lifetime disqualification of Nawaz Sharif and Jahangir Tareen has ended and they are now eligible to participate in the elections.<br \/>\nChief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa announced the decision in the case regarding the determination of the period of disqualification for life.<br \/>\nThe 7-member bench of the Supreme Court delivered the decision in the ratio of 1-6 and the member of the bench, Justice Yahya Afridi, disagreed with the majority decision.<br \/>\nAfter the decision, Nawaz Sharif, leader of Muslim League (N) and Jahangir Tareen, head of Istehkam e Pakistan Party (IPP), will be able to contest the February 8 election.<br \/>\nA 7-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa heard the case, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi , Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar Naqvi and Justice Musrat Hilali were among the 7-member larger bench.<br \/>\nAccording to the jurists, there is no period of disqualification in Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution. written but in the past the Supreme Court had interpreted it as lifelong disqualification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SC rules against lifetime disqualification Justice Yahya Afridi dissents from verdict, says SC\u2019s 2018 judgment \u2018legally valid\u2019 ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared life-long disqualification invalid under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution. 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