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Pakistan's nationwide meeting handed laws limiting how lengthy lawmakers might be disqualified from workplace, a state spokesman mentioned. With this, exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif might return to politics. Nawaz Sharif served as Pakistan's prime minister thrice after he was ousted over graft allegations in 2017. The nation's prime courtroom had then barred him from politics for all times. He was later sentenced to seven years in jail.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was convicted in one of many three corruption instances.(Reuters)

In 2019, Nawaz Sharif was granted medical bail. He then flew to Britain the place he has remained ever since as he continues to steer his social gathering Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) social gathering. His brother Shehbaz Sharif grew to become prime minister final 12 months and the nation is because of maintain recent common elections this 12 months.

On Tuesday, a authorities spokesman mentioned that the modification which says that courts can solely disqualify parliamentarians “for a interval not exceeding 5 years” has been handed. Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani served as performing president signing the invoice within the absence of president Arif Alvi.

"The ruling PML-N and its coalition companions wish to convey Nawaz Sharif again," political analyst Hasan Askari advised AFP.

"The invoice has been handed to realize this goal. Nawaz Sharif would be the primary campaigner for PML-N within the subsequent election," he added.

“His return shall be very useful for the social gathering politically, but it surely's not clear whether or not he himself will contest the election,” he continued.

Nawaz Sharif nonetheless faces the graft case which noticed him sentenced in the course of the tenure of Imran Khan who was ousted by Shehbaz Sharif final April through a no-confidence vote. As Imran Khan stays broadly fashionable within the countdown to polling, he has been calling for snap elections however his marketing campaign has change into slowed down by authorized instances.

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