Twitter was divided on Friday as the Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power.
The Supreme Court dismissed Nawaz after an investigative panel alleged his family could not account for its vast wealth. "He is no more eligible to be an honest member of the Parliament, and he ceases to be holding the office of prime minister," Judge Ejaz Afzal Khan said in court.
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From supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan crediting him for Nawaz’s disqualification as he led the chorus against him to mournful PML-N supporters and people calling for accountability of all, here’s how Twitter reacted to the judgment:
Unanimous verdict. That's a message... https://t.co/hRJyotAJRC
— Bastian Obermayer (@b_obermayer) July 28, 2017
Disqualified!
— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) July 28, 2017
21 years of struggle for Justice has succeeded today.
— PTI (@PTIofficial) July 28, 2017
It is a new dawn!
Imran Khan, the nation salutes you for your resolve!#انصاف_کی_جیت pic.twitter.com/ep0uxYy6uY
وزیر اعظم کے پانچ سال پورا نہ کرنے کی روایت برقرار،نواز شریف چار سال ایک مہینے اور تیئیس دن وزیر اعظم رہے#Democracy
— Khawaja Izhar Hassan (@IzharulHassan) July 28, 2017
Lest we forget. pic.twitter.com/sCNOkZMqld
— Emad Zafar (@EmadZafar) July 28, 2017
Life time disqualification for Nawaz says Attorney General. This is big but highly debatable as well.
— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) July 28, 2017
#PanamaVerdict Maryam Aurangzeb began crying 😭😭😭 She could not do press conference. Ministry ko saal hi to huwa tha
— Dr Farhan K Virk (@FarhanKVirk) July 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/defencepk/status/890838509501775872
https://twitter.com/umairjav/status/890838839547363329
Wow. The Nawaz dynasty comes to an end. And to think he potentially could have lived to fight another day had he resigned early on. https://t.co/WoUmqVrBnA
— Shaheryar Mirza (@mirza9) July 28, 2017
Qurbani sy Phelay Qurbani hogaye
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) July 28, 2017
Red Wedding https://t.co/ZhiAULRgSY
— Bina Shah (@BinaShah) July 28, 2017
امید سحر کی بات سنو پاکستان کہ اب وہ فصل گل کھلنے کو ہے جسے اندیشہ زوال نہیں ہو گا
— PTI (@PTIofficial) July 28, 2017
انشاءاللہ #انصاف_کی_جیت pic.twitter.com/t8WuKrJfbl
Pakistan is relieved to see the back of #Sharifs. Assembly session must be called to get the system going. #Longlive democracy #JiyeBhutto
— Nafisa Shah (@ShahNafisa) July 28, 2017
Disqualification of elected PM less alarming than use of Zia's article 62 & 63. Opens the floodgates to wholesale purge of political class
— Talat Aslam (@titojourno) July 28, 2017
Biggest supporters of Article 62/63 became victims of same articles.#PanamaVerdict
— Senator Saeed Ghani (@SaeedGhani1) July 28, 2017
Pakistan wins today. It is the victory of people. The nation is indebted to the SC judges who gave this historic verdict. #PanamaVerdict
— Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) July 28, 2017
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