The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa and a 7-member bench, recently made a decision regarding Article 62-1F. They overturned the lifelong disqualification, and the announcement will be made live from courtroom number one.

Justice Qazi Faiz Isa expressed satisfaction with a 5-year disqualification period for public officials. He emphasized that parliamentary decisions should be respected, and the Constitution doesn’t mandate a lifelong disqualification. Chief Justice argued that disqualification for life goes against Islamic principles.

The court discussed the absence of a specified period in the law and questioned why, if the parliament didn’t mention a duration, the disqualification should be lifelong. Justice Mansoor highlighted that if the law prescribes a 5-year disqualification, a lifelong penalty seems contradictory.

The Attorney General asserted that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the constitution in the case of lifelong disqualification.

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