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International Media Coverage on Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif Follow us on www.facebook.com/pakistanaffairs2017 www.twitter.com/pakistanaffairz Indian Media Crying on Nawaz Sharif Disqualification, Pakistan Army is Most Powerful Indian Media Coverage After Panama Case verdict Supreme Court disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif for life Nawaz Sharif steps down as PM after SC's disqualification verdict The Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office in a landmark decision on the Panama Papers case. Shortly after, the PM House issued a notification saying that Nawaz Sharif, despite having "strong reservations" on the SC’s verdict, has stepped down from his post as the premier. Reacting to the court's order, a PML-N spokesperson said that the party will utilise all legal and constitutional means to contest the verdict. The decision brings Sharif's third term in power to an unceremonious end, roughly one year before the scheduled general elections which would have seen him become the first Pakistani prime minister to complete a full five-year term. It is unclear at the moment who will be appointed to take over the post till the next general elections, which are scheduled for 2018. 'Disqualified for being dishonest' The Supreme Court said the ECP should de-seat the PM for not disclosing his role in the Dubai-based Capital FZE company in his nomination papers, saying that this meant he was not "honest". "The Election Commission of Pakistan shall issue a notification disqualifying Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif from being a member of the Parliament) with immediate effect, after which he shall cease to be the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan told the packed courtroom. Justice Khan said that the bench had recommended that all material collected by the joint investigation team (JIT) tasked with probing the Sharif family's financial dealings would be sent to an accountability court within six weeks. "Their tenure of service shall be safeguarded and protected and no adverse action of any nature including transfer and posting shall be taken against them without informing the monitoring Judge of this Court nominated by the Honourable Chief Justice of Pakistan," reads the court order. Finance minister to be disqualified Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Captain Safdar, who is an MNA, were also declared unfit for office. ECP has been directed to de-seat Dar for "possessing assets and funds beyond his known sources of income". The lead up From Friday morning, all eyes were on Courtroom No. 1 of the Supreme Court in Islamabad, where a five-judge bench was set to announce the much-awaited verdict on the Panama Papers case at 11:30am. The proceedings started around half an hour later. The original five-member bench of the Supreme Court which heard the Panama Papers case issued the final verdict. Justices Asif Saeed Khosa, Ejaz Afzal Khan, Gulzar Ahmed, Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Ijazul Ahsan were present for the hearing. According to media reports, the courtroom was filled to capacity as prominent politicians, lawyers and journalists crowded the room to hear the judges decide Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's fate. Pakistan PM resigns: Why and what's next? Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was ousted from power on Friday by the country's Supreme Court, marking an inglorious end to his third term in power ahead of general elections next year. ‘Victory of 200 million Pakistanis’: Court rules to disqualify PM over money laundering allegations Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif resigned after court ruling that disqualified him over money laundering allegations. ‘This is a victory of 200 million Pakistanis’, opposition party leader said to people celebrating outside the court Breaking News: Nawaz Sharif resigns as Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif resigns as Pakistan prime minister after supreme court disqualifies him from office: PM's office. More to follow. Breaking News: Pakistan's top court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif as PM Nawaz Sharif - the Prime Minister of Pakistan - has been disqualified from office. The Supreme Court unanimously found Sharif has to leave office over corruption allegations. Last year, the publication of classified documents known as the Panama papers named Sharif as the owner of a property in London he brought with funds from offshore companies. The court also disqualified the car insurance, car deals, discount deals, country's finance minister, Ishaq Dar. Kamran Yousaf joins us from Islamabad with the latest.