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Panama verdict: Nawaz files another review petition

ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has submitted another review petition against the July 28 verdict of Panamagate case in the Supreme Court.

Nawaz, in his petition, asked the SC to declare its verdict void and revoke it and claimed that not drawing a salary and not declaring it cannot be made the basis of disqualification.

He also maintains that the law cannot disqualify him even if he were to declare his salary from Capital FZE.

On the matter of not declaring his assets, Nawaz Sharif has said in the petition that a relevant forum exists to deal with such concerns and had the SC directed the matter towards that forum, he would have had the chance to defend himself.

Previously, Nawaz Sharif had already filed three petitions against the verdict presented by the five-member SC bench on April 20.

M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.