- Title: Divided reaction about PM Sharif ouster among Pakistanis
- Date: 29th July 2017
- Summary: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF PAKISTAN'S SUPREME COURT SIGNBOARD READING (ENGLISH): "SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN" STATUE OF SYMBOL OF SUPREME COURT VARIOUS OF SECURITY AT GATE OF SUPREME COURT VARIOUS OF BANNER WITH PICTURE OF OUSTED PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF ERECTED ALONG ROADS THAT READS (in Urdu): "O ALLAH, O PROPHET. SHARIF IS INNOCENT." VARIOUS OF BREAKFAST BEING PREPARED AT EATERY MAN BREWING TEA (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) EATERY COOK, ABDUL JALIL, SAYING: "God alone knows the inside story about the Supreme Court ruling, but we are very saddened by it. Everyone is involved in corruption, but the poor man only gets benefits from Nawaz Sharif. I belong to a village, and all the facilities available there have been provided during the Sharif tenure. I say, we will still vote for him even after this, God willing." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE HAVING BREAKFAST ROADSIDE NEWSPAPER KIOSK VARIOUS OF PEOPLE READING NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE OF DAILY DAWN THAT READS (IN ENGLISH): "YET ANOTHER PRIME MINISTER COMES TO GRIEF" (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) LOCAL RESIDENT TAHIR SHAH SAYING: "We should whole-heartedly accept the ruling because it is going to have a long lasting impact on Pakistan. It will help in eliminating corruption. If this can happen to the top-most leader of the country, people lower down will also get deterred from corruption. If the Supreme leader of the country can be punished this way, ordinary people will also fear punishment." KARACHI, PAKISTAN (JULY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC ON ROAD NEWSPAPER STALL MAN READING NEWSPAPER HEADLINE OF DAILY EXPRESS TRIBUNE THAT READS (IN ENGLISH): "PM SENT PACKING" VARIOUS OF DAILY WAGE LABOURERS SITTING ON FOOTPATH WAITING FOR WORK LABORERS WORKING (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) LOCAL LAWYER, SANULLAH SOOMRO, SAYING: "We will get rid of all the thieves and robbers. And, if all the thieves are cleared out, it will naturally have a positive effect on our economy." VARIOUS OF TRAFFIC ON ROADS
- Embargoed: 12th August 2017 08:19
- Keywords: Pakistani Prime Minister ousted Nawaz Sharif people supreme court ruling corruption
- Location: ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI , PAKISTAN
- City: ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI , PAKISTAN
- Country: Pakistan
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016RRS7K5
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Pakistanis were on Saturday (July 29) divided over a Supreme Court ruling a day after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif quit when he was disqualified by the Supreme Court over undeclared assets.
The court has also ordered a criminal investigation into the 67-year-old Sharif who was investigated for corruption after the "Panama Papers" data leak revealed his family used offshore companies to buy posh London apartments.
Nawaz Sharif, who has served three separate stints as prime minister, has not commented on the Supreme Court verdict against him but his party said it had "serious reservations" about the judicial process.
Opinion on the streets of capital Islamabad and the port city of Karachi was divided with some saying Sharif had done a lot for the masses during his tenures, while others were delighted that the corruption of the topmost tier of Pakistani society was finally being punished.
Whoever replaces Sharif will have to tackle Pakistan's worsening ties with the United States, frayed relations with India, and persistent attacks by Islamist militants including the Pakistani Taliban and Islamic State.
Sharif's two previous stints in power were also cut short, including by a military coup in 1999, but he returned from exile to win a resounding victory in general elections in 2013.
No prime minister has completed a full term since independence from British colonial rule in 1947. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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