Pakistan's Supreme Court has scrapped a lifetime ban on politicians with convictions from contesting elections, paving the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to run for parliament in a February 8 vote. The lifetime ban on convicted politicians was imposed in 2018. Under a new court order, convicted politicians would be barred from running only for five years. Sharif's party said he will seek a fourth term after returning in October from a four-year self-exile in London to avoid serving prison sentences on corruption charges. They were overturned on appeal after his return.
Pakistani Court Scraps Lifetime Bans On Convicted Politicians From Contesting Elections
Pakistani ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addresses supporters during an event held to welcome him in Lahore in October 2023.