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Text of Pakistan Supreme Court judgment

In this June 15, 2017 file photo, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, leaves the premises of the Joint Investigation Team with his son Hussain Nawaz, right, in Islamabad, Pakistan.   | Photo Credit: AP

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life. This was stated by Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf.

A spokesman of Prime Minister House said that Mr. Sharif resigned following the judgment despite having reservations on the verdict.

Following the judgment, the Pakistan Cabinet stands dissolved.

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