Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns after Supreme Court order to disqualify him: statement

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns after Supreme Court order to disqualify him: statement

FAISAL MAHMOOD

The Supreme Court said Sharif is not fit to hold office and ordered a criminal investigation into him and his family. The court also disqualified Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.

The Prime Minister's office said in a statement that Sharif has "stepped down" despite having "serious reservations" about the judicial process.

(Reporting Syed Raza Hassan; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Kay Johnson and Christian Schmollinger)

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