Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election

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Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election
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A federal court in Pakistan’s capital has restored the appeals of the country’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against his 2018 convictions in graft cases. Thursday's development comes less than a week after Sharif returned home, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London ahead of parliamentary elections which are due in January.

Security personnels clear way for Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center, leaves after appearing in a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. A federal court in Pakistan’s capital restored the appeals of the country’s former Prime Minister Sharif against his 2018 conviction in graft cases, less than a week after this Islamic nation’s three-time former premier returned home.

Marriyum Aurangzeb, a senior leader from Sharif’s party, on Thursday hailed the court order. Writing on X, previously known as Twitter, she described the reinstatement of Sharif’s appeals against his conviction as “progress towards ending the injustice”.

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