Pak SC allows Sharif brothers to return home

The Supreme Court of Pakistan today gave a landmark verdict, paving the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif to return home and contest in the forthcoming general elections.

Islamabad, Aug 23 : The Supreme Court of Pakistan today gave a landmark verdict, paving the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif to return home and contest in the forthcoming general elections.

Announcing the verdict, the apex court observed that the Sharif brothers are Pakistanis, and can participate in the national politics after coming back.

In a brief judgment, the court said that under Article 3 of the Constitution, no citizen of the country can be stopped from his or her return to home, The News reported.

Senior lawyer Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim appeared before the court on behalf of the Sharif brothers. Attorney General Malik Qayyum, Ahmed Raza Kasuri and Ibrahim Satti were the counsels of the federation.

ANI