Pak Court acquits former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 37-year-old 'bribe' case
Lahore, Jun 24 (PTI) A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a 37-year-old case related to him allegedly transferring a "precious state land" to one of the country's leading media house owner as a "bribe".
The court ruling came days after the federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif, made crucial amendments to laws to lift the life-long ban on politicians.
Nawaz Sharif was disqualified in 2017 by the Supreme Court. In 2018, he became ineligible to hold public office for life after a Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case.
