Pakistan court scraps lifetime election bans on convicts
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Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday scrapped lifetime bans from contesting elections for people with past convictions, Chief Justice Faez Isa said, paving the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to run in next month's national election.
Justice Isa read the order in a live telecast broadcast on the court's website.
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