Pakistan top court dismisses PM Sharif over Panama leaks

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday removed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office following a corruption probe linked the leader and his family to illicitly amassed wealth overseas through offshore companies.

The verdict, handed down unanimously by a five-member bench, is likely to further destabilize a delicate political landscape in the country, writes The Guardian.

Sharif, serving as prime minister for a record third time, was hit by a political firestorm in April 2016 after the Panama Paper Leaks revealed that three of his children hid and laundered ill-gotten wealth via secretly owned offshore firms, notes the BBC.