ISLAMABAD, Apr 20: Pakistan’s Supreme Court today ruled there was insufficient evidence to order Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s removal from office over corruption allegations levelled by the opposition and it ordered further investigations.
A verdict to dismiss Sharif would have left his party in power but would have sparked turmoil at a time when Pakistan is experiencing modest growth and improved security, and the civilian government and powerful military have appeared to come to uneasy terms.
Pakistan’s stock market jumped after the ruling with the benchmark index gaining almost 2 per cent.
Sharif is seen as pro-business.
Two of five judges on the court bench recommended that Sharif should step down but they were out voted.
(Reuters)
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