Supreme Court to hear lifetime disqualification case tomorrow

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has formed a seven-member bench to hear the case involving the lifetime disqualification of politicians under Article 62(1)(f) of the constitution of Pakistan.

The seven-member bench will be headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprise Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, and Justice Musarrat Hilali.

The bench will hear the lifetime disqualification case on Tuesday at 11:30 am. (tomorrow)

PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party leader Jahangir Tareen were disqualified from holding public office by the SC in 2017 under Article 62(1)(f).

Both leaders are actively participating in the upcoming general elections, with their nomination papers successfully accepted. However, a divergence of opinions exists among legal and constitutional experts regarding their eligibility to contest until the lifetime disqualification is lifted. While some assert that recent amendments to election laws make them eligible to run and assume public office, others contend that only a constitutional amendment can nullify both disqualifications, and even the Supreme Court lacks the authority to do so without such an amendment.